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頂端優勢

简顶端优势 · 繁頂端優勢

Mandarin · pinyin dǐng duān yōu shì

(botany) apical dominance

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頂: Look up this written character
端: duān · end, extreme; head; beginning
優: Look up this written character
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顶: dǐng · top, summit, peak; to carry on the head
优: yōu · superior, excellent; actor
势: shì · power, force; tendency

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3–1–1–4 · ding3 duan1 you1 shi4

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noun

(botany) apical dominance

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