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   bud

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   noun

   • 1. a compact growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
   • ▪ an outgrowth from an organism, e.g. a yeast cell, that separates to form a new individual without sexual reproduction taking place.
   • ▪ a rudimentary leg or other appendage of an animal which has not yet grown, or never will grow, to full size: "in certain limbless lizards and snakes a limb bud develops"
   • 2. cannabis: informal US "I found him outside, smoking some bud"

   verb

   • 1. (of a plant or animal) form a bud: "new blood vessels bud out from the vascular bed"
   • ▪ graft a bud of (a plant) on to another plant.

   Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin.

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   What does Bud mean in English?

   • Other forms: buds; budding; budded The young part of a plant that's almost ready to flower or unfurl new leaves is called the bud. As a verb, bud also means to grow or develop.

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   What is a bud in a plant?

   • A small swelling or projection on a plant, from which a shoot, cluster of leaves, or flower develops. The stage or condition of having buds. Branches in full bud. A partly opened flower. Any undeveloped or immature person or thing. An asexually produced swelling or growth on the body of a sponge, fungus, etc. that develops into a new individual.

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   What does a bud look like?

   • 1. A small swelling on a branch or stem, containing an undeveloped flower, shoot, or leaf. 2. A partly opened flower or leaf. 3. A small outgrowth on a simple organism, such as a yeast or hydra, that grows into a complete new organism of the same species. 4. A tiny part or organ, such as a taste bud, that is shaped like a bud.

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   What does rudimentary Bud mean?

   • Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage leaf bud, the rudimentary inflorescence flower bud, or both mixed bud. an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.

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   What is a mixed Bud?

   • 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.

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   What does Bud mean in Bud Not Buddy?

   • Bud brothers means exactly what it says. Bud is short for Buddy, which is in short slang for brothers. Basically, the two words together mean that they are related or very close to one another. What was the name of the family that adopted bud in Bud Not Buddy?

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   Bud definition: a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud ), the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud ), or both (mixed bud ).. See examples of BUD used in a sentence.

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   The young part of a plant that's almost ready to flower or unfurl new leaves is called the bud. As a verb, bud also means to grow or develop.

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