terminal bud; plant apex; top shoot
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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the growing tip or terminal bud of the main stem of cotton and other crops; top shoot
technicalAgricultural terminology referring to the apical meristem. Removing the top心 (topping) is a common cultivation practice to promote lateral growth.
Mián棉
nóng农
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
mián棉
huā花
dǎ打
dǐng顶
xīn心
。
The cotton farmers are topping the cotton plants.
Yào要
jí及
shí时
zhāi摘
chú除
dǐng顶
xīn心
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
zhí植
zhū株
tú徒
zhǎng长
。
The terminal buds must be removed promptly to prevent the plants from growing too tall.
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Zhè这
zhū株
fān番
qié茄
de的
dǐng顶
xīn心
zhǎng长
de得
hěn很
jiàn健
zhuàng壮
。
The growing tip of this tomato plant is very robust.