dormant bud
1dormant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an animal) in or as if in a deep sleep. 2) (of a plant or bud) alive but not growing. 3) (of a volcano) temporarily inactive. DERIVATIVES dormancy noun. ORIGIN Old French, sleeping , from Latin dormire to sleep …
2Bud — In botany, a bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of the stem. Once formed, a bud may remain for some time in a dormant condition, or it may form a shoot immediately.The buds of many… …
3dormant — adjective Etymology: Middle English, fixed, stationary, from Anglo French, from present participle of dormir to sleep, from Latin dormire; akin to Sanskrit drāti he sleeps Date: circa 1500 1. represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with …
4dormant — adjective 1》 (of an animal) in or as if in a deep sleep. ↘Heraldry (of an animal) lying with its head on its paws. 2》 (of a plant or bud) alive but not growing. 3》 (of a volcano) temporarily inactive. 4》 (of a disease) causing no symptoms but …
5dormant spray — noun : a spray applied to trees and shrubs when they are in an inactive state at any time between leaf fall and the beginning of bud swelling at the start of the next growing season …
6Axillary bud — The axillary bud lies at the junction of the stem and petiole of a plant.As the apical meristem grow and form leaves, a region of meristematic cells are left behind at the node between the stem and the leaf. These axillary buds are usually… …
7winter bud — noun 1. : statoblast 2. : the dormant much condensed shoot of a woody plant enclosed in protective scales or covering that enable it to survive the winter * * * winter bud noun A bud protected by scales in which next year s shoot passes the… …
8latent bud — An inactive bud not held back by rest or dormant period, but which may start growth if stimulated …
9latent bud — noun : a bud often concealed that may remain dormant indefinitely but under certain conditions develops into a shoot …
10delayed dormant spray — noun : a pesticidal spray applied especially to fruit trees after the green bud tips begin to show but before they are exposed 1/4 to 1/2 inch …
