also: えきが
axillary bud; lateral bud
Botanical term for a bud that forms in the axil of a leaf. The reading えきが is technical; わきめ is more common in everyday gardening.
It's good to pinch off tomato axillary buds early.
side shoot; sucker; side bud
Commonly used in gardening for unwanted shoots that grow from the base or leaf joints of plants like tomatoes and broccoli.
You can also eat broccoli side shoots.
Standard kanji spelling for the common reading わきめ.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in gardening contexts.
Technical botanical term read えきが; rarely used in everyday language.
Compound of 脇 (わき, 'side') + 芽 (め, 'bud'). The reading えきが for 腋芽 is the on'yomi reading of the kanji, used in technical botanical contexts.