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Bud

Bud

(Science: botany) a small swelling or projection on a plant, from which a shoot, cluster of leaves, or flowers develops, a rudimentary, undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower. A partially opened flower.A swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals.Develop buds; The hibiscus is budding!.Start to grow or develop; a budding friendship.The dormant embryonic mass that contains meristimatic cells that promote growth.


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