Nemurime

The Japanese term nemurime means a "sleeping bud."  it refers to a bud that, while it grows in the late fall, it will not grow into a leaf the following spring. Such a phenomenon will occur in a tree that cannot obtain sufficient sunlight or ventilation, or an aged one that has lost its vigor. Nemurime is used in contrast with Mezame, which means a bud that will open in the following spring.