胚芽鞘 pēi yá qiào

protective sheath of young shoot

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)

Characters

Character Meaning
胚 pēi
embryo; variant of 胚pēi
芽 yá HSK 6
bud; sprout
鞘 qiào
sheath; scabbard