bud (noun)
1bud — ► NOUN 1) a knob like growth on a plant which develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot. 2) Biology an outgrowth from an organism that separates to form a new individual asexually. ► VERB (budded, budding) ▪ form a bud or buds. ORIGIN of unknown… …
2bud — I. /bʌd / (say bud) noun 1. Botany a. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud ), the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud ), or both (mixed bud). b. an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or… …
3bud variation — noun 1. : marked deviation from the normal in the development of a plant shoot from a bud see bud mutation 2. : a product of bud variation : a shoot or clone originating from a single bud unlike other buds of the parent plant see bud sport, bud… …
4bud sport — noun : a product of bud mutation or bud variation a red flowered branch on a white flowering plant is a typical bud sport compare bud variety * * * a sport resulting from a bud mutation or bud variation. [1895 1900] …
5bud sagebrush — noun a perennial that is valuable as sheep forage in the United States • Syn: ↑bud brush, ↑Artemis spinescens • Hypernyms: ↑sagebrush, ↑sage brush • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Artemisia * * * …
6bud — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ flower, leaf, rose ▪ developing BUD + VERB ▪ appear ▪ burst …
7bud mutation — noun : bud variation resulting from local genetic alteration and producing a permanent modification that usually can be perpetuated by grafting the navel orange is a notable product of bud mutation * * * a variation produced by a genetic… …
8bud scale — noun or bud sheath : one of the leaves resembling scales that form the external covering of a plant bud and are often densely coated with hair, gum, or resin * * * scale1 (def. 3a). [1875 80] * * * bud scale, one of the small, often resinous or… …
9bud variety — noun : a strain or variety of plant originating by bud variation : a clonal bud variation compare bud sport …
10bud-scale — budˈ scale noun A leaf specialized as a scale protecting a bud • • • Main Entry: ↑bud …
