胚芽鞘

Traditional form:

胚芽鞘

Pinyin (reading):

pēiyáqiào

Definitions:

• coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)

Characters:

• 胚 - embryo; an unfinished thing
• 芽 - bud, shoot, sprout
• 鞘 - scabbard, sheath

Traditional characters:

• 胚 - embryo; an unfinished thing
• 芽 - bud, shoot, sprout
• 鞘 - scabbard, sheath