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分蘖

Mandarin · pinyin fēn niè

to tiller; to produce secondary shoots (in cereal crops)
tiller; secondary shoot emerging from the base of a plant (e.g. rice, wheat)

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分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
蘖: niè · stump, sprout

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1–4 · fen1 nie4

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