Bud

  • 31bud — 1 noun (C) 1 a young tightly rolled up flower or leaf before it opens: rose buds | in bud (=having buds but no flowers yet) | come into bud (=start to produce buds) 2 AmE informal buddy see also: cotton bud, taste bud, nip sth in the bud nip 1… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32bud — 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 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 33Bud'da — Infobox musical artist Name = Bud da Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = non performing personnel Birth name = Stephen Anderson Alias = Born = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died = Origin = Los Angeles, California, U.S. Instrument =… …

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  • 34bud — (Subclass Copepoda): The earliest step of a developing limb; a limb bud does not articulate with its somite and bear setae including at least the crown group of terminal setae. A limb bud often is considered functionless on immature stages… …

    Crustacea glossary

  • 35bud — n. cell embedded in the tongue 1) a taste bud early stage 2) to nip in the bud * * * [bʌd] [ cell embedded in the tongue ] a taste bud [ early stage ] to nip in the bud …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 36bud — 1. noun /bʌd/ a) A newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded. After a long, cold winter, the trees finally began to produce buds. b) Potent cannabis taken from the flowering part of the plant (the bud), or marijuana generally. Hey bro …

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  • 37bud — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ flower, leaf, rose ▪ developing BUD + VERB ▪ appear ▪ burst …

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  • 38bud — I Australian Slang 1. budding heads of the marijuana plant prepared for smoking; 2. brother II Everyday English Slang in Ireland n polite generic term when you re chatting to someone III Jamaican Slang Glossary Bird. IV Mawdesley Glossary but,… …

    English dialects glossary

  • 39bud — 1) n American cannabis, marihuana. The use of the word is probably inspired by the appear ance of the flowering heads and round seeds of marihuana plants. 2) bud (accent) n used by young British Asians to describe a very strong Indian accent. It… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 40bud — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a an immature knoblike shoot from which a stem, leaf, or flower develops. b a flower or leaf that is not fully open. 2 Biol. an asexual outgrowth from a parent organism that separates to form a new individual. 3 anything still… …

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