bud

bud
I. noun Etymology: Middle English budde Date: 14th century 1. a small lateral or terminal protuberance on the stem of a plant that may develop into a flower, leaf, or shoot 2. something not yet mature or at full development: as a. an incompletely opened flower b. child, youth c. (1) an outgrowth of an organism that differentiates into a new individual ; gemma (2) an outgrowth having the potential to differentiate and grow into a definitive organ or part ; primordium <
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3. buddy II. verb (budded; budding) Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. of a plant a. to set or put forth buds b. to commence growth from buds 2. to grow or develop from or as if from a bud 3. to reproduce asexually especially by the pinching off of a small part of the parent transitive verb 1. to produce or develop from buds 2. to cause (as a plant) to bud 3. to insert a bud from a plant of one kind into an opening in the bark of (a plant of another kind) usually in order to propagate a desired variety • budder noun

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