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- DictionaryBud/bəd/
noun
- 1. a compact growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
- 2. marijuana: 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"
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. You will see the word bud most often in reference to plants, but it is also used metaphorically to refer to something that is still maturing: a "budding career," for instance, or a "budding romance."
1. Botany. a. A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped leaf, flower, or leafy shoot. b. The stage or condition of having buds: branches in full bud. 2. Informal. a.
noun [ C ] uk / bʌd / us. Add to word list. a part of a plant that develops into a leaf or a flower: In spring the trees are covered in buds. See also. taste buds. Idioms. nip sth in the bud. (Definition of bud from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of bud. in Chinese (Traditional) 植物的部分, 芽, 花蕾… See more.
6 days ago · Noun [ edit] bud ( countable and uncountable, plural buds) A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded . Synonym: budset. After a long, cold winter, the trees finally began to produce buds. ( figuratively) Something that has begun to develop . breast buds.
Bud Definition. bŭd. budded, budding, buds. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Pronoun. Idiom. Filter. noun. A small swelling or projection on a plant, from which a shoot, cluster of leaves, or flower develops. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The stage or condition of having buds.
6 days ago · 1. a. a small swelling or projection on a plant, from which a shoot, cluster of leaves, or flower develops. b. a partly opened flower. 2. any undeveloped or immature person or thing. 3. an asexually produced swelling or growth on the body of a sponge, fungus, etc. that develops into a new individual.
bud 1 /bʌd/ USA pronunciation n., v., bud•ded, bud•ding. n. Botany any of the small parts on the end of a plant stem, from which leaves or flowers develop: The plants were showing a few buds by late April. a state of putting forth buds: [uncountable] roses in bud. v. [no object] Botany to produce buds: The plants began to bud in early April.
