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bud
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bud 1  (bd)
n.
1. Botany
a. A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower.
b. The stage or condition of having buds: branches in full bud.
2. Biology
a. An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual.
b. A small, rounded organic part, such as a taste bud, that resembles a plant bud.
3. One that is not yet fully developed: the bud of a new idea.
v. bud·ded, bud·ding, buds
v.intr.
1. To put forth or produce buds: a plant that buds in early spring.
2. To develop or grow from or as if from a bud: "listened sympathetically for a moment, a bemused smile budding forth" (Washington Post).
3. To be in an undeveloped stage or condition.
4. To reproduce asexually by forming a bud.
v.tr.
1. To cause to put forth buds.
2. To graft a bud onto (a plant).

[Middle English budde.]

budder n.

bud 2  (bd)
n. Informal
Friend; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy: Move along, bud.

[Short for buddy.]

bud1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
2.
a.  a partially opened flower
b.  (in combination) rosebud
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any small budlike outgrowth taste buds
4. something small or immature
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) an asexually produced outgrowth in simple organisms, such as yeasts, and the hydra that develops into a new individual
6. (Law / Recreational Drugs) a slang word for marijuana
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany)
in bud at the stage of producing buds
nip in the bud to put an end to (an idea, movement, etc.) in its initial stages
vb buds, budding, budded
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (intr) (of plants and some animals) to produce buds
2. (intr) to begin to develop or grow
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) (tr) Horticulture to graft (a bud) from one plant onto another, usually by insertion under the bark
[C14 budde, of Germanic origin; compare Icelandic budda purse, Dutch buidel]

bud2
n
Informal chiefly US short for buddy: used as a term of address

bud  (bd)
Noun
1. A small swelling on a branch or stem, containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower. Some species have mixed buds containing two of these structures, or even all three. Terminal buds occur at the end of a stem, twig, or branch. Axillary buds, also known as lateral buds, occur in the axils of leaves (in the upper angle of where the leaf grows from the stem). Accessory buds often occur clustered around terminal buds or above and on either side of axillary buds. Accessory buds are usually smaller than terminal and axillary buds.
2. A small rounded outgrowth on an asexually reproducing organism, such as a yeast or hydra, that is capable of developing into a new individual. See more at budding.
3. A tiny part or structure, such as a taste bud, that is shaped like a plant bud.
Verb
To form or produce a bud or buds.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.budbud - a partially opened flower            
blossom, flower, bloom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
rosebud - the bud of a rose
2.bud - a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
sprout - any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
leaf bud - a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop
flower bud - a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop
mixed bud - a bud yielding both leaves and flowers
Verb1.bud - develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"
develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"
2.bud - start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"
begin, start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at $250,000"

bud
noun
shoot, branch, sprout, twig, sprig, offshoot, scion The first buds appeared on the trees.
verb
develop, grow, shoot, sprout, burgeon, mature, germinate, burst forth, pullulate The leaves were budding on the trees now.
Translations
bud1 [bʌd]
A. N [of flower] → capullo m; (on tree, plant) → brote m, yema f
in bud [tree] → en brote
see also nip 1 B
B. VI [flower, tree] → brotar, echar brotes
C. VT (Hort) → injertar de escudete

bud [ˈbʌd]
n [tree, plant] → bourgeon m
to be in bud [tree, plant] → bourgeonner
to come into bud [tree, plant] → bourgeonner
[flower] → bouton m
to nip sth in the bud → étouffer qch dans l'œuf
vibourgeonner

bud1
n
Knospe f; to be in budknospen, Knospen treiben
(Anat) ? taste bud
vi (plant, flower)knospen, Knospen treiben; (tree also)ausschlagen; (horns)wachsen

bud [bʌd]
1. n (of flower) → bocciolo, boccio; (on tree, plant) → gemma, germoglio
to be in bud (flower) → essere in boccio (tree) → germogliare
2. vi (plant, tree) → germogliare, mettere le gemme; (flower) → sbocciare

bud [bʌd]
1. n (of flower) → bocciolo, boccio; (on tree, plant) → gemma, germoglio
to be in bud (flower) → essere in boccio (tree) → germogliare
2. vi (plant, tree) → germogliare, mettere le gemme; (flower) → sbocciare

bud
n bud [bad]
a shoot of a tree or plant, containing undeveloped leaves or flower(s) or both Are there buds on the trees yet?; a rosebud. botsel, uitspruitsel بُرعم пъпка pupen; poupě knop die Knospe μπουμπούκι brote pung, nupp جوانه nuppu bourgeon נִיצָן कली pupoljak rügy tunas gemma, bocciolo 싹, 꽃봉오리 pumpuras pumpurs kudup knop knopp pączek rebento mugur почка; бутон puk, púčik popek pupoljak knopp ต้นอ่อน tomurcuk, gonca брунька, бутон کونپل ، کلی ، شگوفہ nụ; chồi
vpast tense, past participle ˈbudded
to begin to grow The trees are budding. bot يُبرعم напъпвам pučet spire; sætte knopper sprossen μπουμπουκιάζω brotar pungas olema جوانه زدن tulla nupulle bourgeonner לְהַנֵץ कली खिलना pupati rügyezik mulai tumbuh germogliare, sbocciare 発芽する 싹이 트다 pumpuruoti pumpuroties; plaukt bertunas knoppen skyte knopper, spire pączkować dar rebentos a în­mu­guri давать почки pučať brsteti pupiti knoppas, slå ut แตกหน่อ tomurcuklanmak, gonca vermek 發芽 пускати бруньки; розпукуватися کونپل پھوٹنا ، نکلنا nảy chồi; ra nụ
adj budding
just beginning to develop a budding poet. ontluikende في أوَّل نُمُوِّه ، مُتَفَتِّح، مُبَرعِم начеващ nastávající, nadějný spirende angehend εκκολαπτόμενος (μτφ.), που τώρα αρχίζει να αναπτύσσεται en ciernes võrsuv بی تجربه؛ در حال رشد orastava en herbe בִּתְחִילַת דַּרְכּוֹ पल्लवित होती हुई propupan bimbózó mulai berkembang in erba 新進の 싹트기 시작한 pradedantis daudzsološs bertunas aankomend spirende, vordende pączkujący, obiecujący principiante în devenire подающий надежды budúci obetaven mladi knoppande, spirande, blivande เริ่มพัฒนา yeni yetişen, yeni yeni parlayan 正發芽的 багатообіцяючий آغاز کرنا bắt đầu nảy nở
in bud
producing buds The flowers are in bud. aan die bot, in die knop مُبَرْعِم، ذو بَراعِم напъпил pučící i knop knospen μπουμπουκιασμένος estar en brote nupus در حال جوانه زنی silmuilla en bouton לִבְלוּב कली खिलती हुई u cvatu rügyezik bertunas in boccio 発芽して 봉오리져 sukrovęs pumpurus pumpuros mengeluarkan kudup in knop med knopper, ved å springe ut pączkować em botão înmugurit с бутонами pučiaci brsteč u procesu pupljenja i knoppning แตกยอด tomurcuklu 發芽 у стадії брунькування کونپل نکالنا đang đâm chồi


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