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穂
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ear (of a cereal plant); head; spike
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point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; (pointed) head
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crest (of a wave)
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scion (in grafting)
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穂先 only
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.)
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tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
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twig used in grafting; budwood
Examples
穂木を台木に差し込む際、形成層を重ね合わせるようにします。
When inserting the budwood into the root stock, make the cambium layers overlap.
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scion; cion; (horticultural) graft
Examples
果樹栽培者がリンゴの接ぎ穂を台木に接ぎ木しました。
The orchardist grafted an apple bud onto the rootstock.
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opportunity to continue a conversation
Examples
話の接ぎ穂がなくて困った。
He found it very hard to keep the conversation going.
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first ears of rice of the season; first crops of the season; first harvest of the season
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offering (to the gods)
