flower bud

A bud that will develop into a flower.

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flower bud - a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop

aestivation, estivation - (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens

clove - aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice

bud - a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals

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It grieved him to think that his little Alice, who was a flower bud fresh from paradise, must open her leaves to the rough breezes of the world, or ever open them in any clime.

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Subsequent cold weather might damage the edges of the aboveground foliage, but unless the flower bud has appeared, the cold will not affect the future flowering or health of the bulb.

You should be seeing foliage from bulbs popping out of the ground

grown in different climate types, however, the flower bud density did not differ significantly among the evaluated sites.

Genotype-environment interaction on the density of peach buds cultivated in a humid subtropical climate/Interacao genotipo-ambiente na densidade de gemas de pessegueiro cultivado em clima subtropical

Others such as early flowering clematis are blooming on last year's wood - in other words the flower bud was formed the previous year so dead-heading won't increase blossoms for this year.

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So try and leave it alone until it flowers and maybe help it along with some high potash fertiliser which will help with flower bud formation.

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This study investigated the SD photoperiod effects on plant morphological traits, physiological parameters, flower bud differentiation characterization and yield formation.

Short-day Photoperiod Effects on Plant Growth, Flower Bud Differentiation, and Yield Formation in Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis)

"Introducing Flower bud products into your marketing campaign is smart.

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It is known that sweet cherry flower is differentiated in the flower bud previous season (Beppu et al., 2001; Engin and Unal, 2007).

PHYLLODY (FLOWER ABNORMALITY) IN SWEET CHERRY (PRUNUS AVIUM L.)

Some research has addressed gland density, though not gland distribution, on flower and flower bud parts (Wilson and Shaver, 1973).

Inheritance of high glanding, an insect resistance trait in cotton

While Santamour worked out a method for gathering pollen from one of the most potent tulip poplars on the Arboretum grounds, Norton watched the flower bud development of the Mount Vernon tree.

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A When the stem grows, it will have lots of buds at the top around one big flower bud.

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