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leaf bud

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Noun1.leaf budleaf bud - a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop
vernation - (botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens
bud - a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
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leaf bud
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What distinguishes them is the processing of the leaves and leaf buds after harvest.
The leaf bud responds by forming a living chamber called a gall around her.
It would take an extremely hard frost to kill back the branches to any extent, though the leaf buds would be more easily damaged.
 
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