- 胚芽鞘 pēiyáqiào coleoptilea protective sheath covering an emerging shoot in certain plants
- 小麦胚芽 xiǎomàipēiyá wheat germthe embryo of a wheat kernel, often used as a nutritional supplement
- 胚芽米 pēiyámǐ germ ricesemipolished rice that still contains the germ, though the outer husk and bran have been removed