芽

顶芽

dǐng yá

terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)

麦芽

mài yá

malt

麦芽糊精

mài yá hú jīng

maltodextrin

麦芽糖

mài yá táng

maltose (sweet syrup)

麦芽糖醇

mài yá táng chún

maltitol, a sugar alcohol

侧芽

cè yá

axillary bud

催芽

cuī yá

to induce germination of seeds (e.g. by soaking in water); to encourage sprouting of tubers or cuttings (e.g. by applying warmth or chemicals)

嫩芽

nèn yá

tender shoots

小麦胚芽

xiǎo mài pēi yá

wheat germ

新芽

xīn yá

new shoot; new sprout

月芽

yuè yá

variant of 月牙[yue4 ya2]

滋芽

zī yá

(dialect) to sprout