穂 - ear, ear (grain), head

ear (of a cereal plant); head; spike

ear (head) of rice

Takachiho University

the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.)

sprouting season (of ears of grain)

twig used in grafting; budwood

smut fungus (Microbotryum violaceum)

Thelypteris acuminata (species of fern)

the Land of Verdant Rice Plants; the Land of Abundant Rice; Japan

gleaning (i.e. picking up crop left after harvesting)

spadix (inflorescence)