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"Bud" Definition
noun
Biology A small, rounded organic part, such as a taste bud, that resembles a plant bud.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Biology An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Botany A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Botany The stage or condition of having buds: branches in full bud.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Informal Friend; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy: Move along, bud.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To set or put forth buds.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To commence growth from buds.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To grow or develop from or as if from a bud.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To reproduce asexually especially by the pinching off of a small part of the parent.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To produce or develop from buds.
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb-intransitive
To be in an undeveloped stage or condition.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To develop or grow from or as if from a bud: "listened sympathetically for a moment, a bemused smile budding forthâ ( Washington Post).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To put forth or produce buds: a plant that buds in early spring.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To reproduce asexually by forming a bud.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-transitive
To cause to put forth buds.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To graft a bud onto (a plant).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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