接ぎ穂

つぎほ

Also written つぎぼ, 継ぎ穂, 接穂, 継穂

Meanings

1. Noun scion; cion; (horticultural) graft
2. opportunity to continue a conversation

Kanji

• 接 contact. Read as つぐ.
• 穂 grain ear. Read as ほ.

Example sentences

• 話の接ぎ穂がなくて困った。
  He found it very hard to keep the conversation going.
• 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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