頂ちょう芽が

noun

terminal bud; apical bud

Botanical term for the bud at the tip of a stem or branch, responsible for primary growth.

• 頂ちょう芽がを摘つむと、側そく芽がの成せい長ちょうが促うながされる。

  Pinching off the terminal bud encourages the growth of lateral buds.