Quiet.

GG5

I think we should keep the neutral botanical term, and may help to split the common usage into another sense. I'll approve and reopen.

@@ -23,3 +22,0 @@
-<gloss>side shoots (of a tomato plant, of broccoli)</gloss>
-<gloss>side buds</gloss>
-<gloss>suckers (of a tomato plant)</gloss>
@@ -27,0 +25,6 @@
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>side shoots (e.g. of a tomato or broccoli plant)</gloss>
+<gloss>side buds</gloss>
+<gloss>suckers</gloss>

See  picture with annotation
https://grworks.co.jp/qa/post-12054/

Search for tomato sucker 日本語 and got this:
https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q10103570230
トマトのように見えますね。
stem ＝茎
sucker ＝脇芽
branch ＝枝

Image search:
トマト　脇芽
vs.
tomato suckers

Some 脇芽 at least are also commonly called "suckers" in the case of tomatoes.

脇 may be doing double-duty here.  With the meaning "side" it could be any lateral offshoot from the main stem.  Given the "armpit", it rather plainly matches the definition of "sucker" which is a small offshoot that sprouts at the joint of a larger offshoot. (pictures make clear).

The is another term that wordreference as for "sucker", which is 吸枝.  This actually seems like a rather uncommon translation by comparison.

@@ -24,0 +25 @@
+<gloss>suckers (of a tomato plant)</gloss>

English: on the importance of removing "side shoots" from tomato plants(and how to do so)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L8h5Qh8OL0

Japanese: on the importance of removing わき芽 from tomato plants(and how to do so):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S3L7Mo0CAY

Compare: (tomatoes)
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=side+shoots

脇芽
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=脇芽

This consumer-facing page from kagome (giant tomato and tomato paste producer) discuses how to maintain your tomatoes, introduces and covers 脇芽 
トマト栽培＆育て方［芽かきと着果促進］プランター家庭菜園入門
https://www.kagome.co.jp/vegeday/grow/201705/6769/


https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/broccoli/broccoli-side-shoot-harvesting.htm#:~:text=Harvesting broccoli side shoots is,the same as regular broccoli.

利益率８０％！？ブロッコリーの「わき芽」の収穫が続いています。
https://vege8.net/blog/broccoli-4

脇芽	31374	54.8%
わき芽	20595	36.0%
腋芽	5248	9.2%

Usually plural in english in common use.  Could make singular, but that would look odd.

This term is far more common-looking than in Japanese than [bot] or the previous glosses would suggest.　Anyone growing tomatoes or vegetables at home might be familiar with this. I'm not sure [bot] is even required here. 

There is some overlap with broccolini (thin broccoli shoots).わき芽型

@@ -22,0 +23,2 @@
+<gloss>side shoots (of a tomato plant, of broccoli)</gloss>
+<gloss>side buds</gloss>