mixed bud
1mixed bud — n. a bud which produces both leaves and flowers: cf. FLOWER BUD, LEAF BUD * * * …
2mixed bud — n. a bud which produces both leaves and flowers: cf. FLOWER BUD, LEAF BUD …
3mixed bud — noun a bud yielding both leaves and flowers • Hypernyms: ↑bud * * * noun : a bud (as of an apple, pear, or blackberry) that produces a branch and leaves as well as flowers compare flower bud, leaf bud, simple bud * * * mixed bud noun …
4mixed bud — noun Date: 1900 a bud that produces a branch and leaves as well as flowers …
5mixed bud — A bud containing both rudimentary leaves and flowers …
6mixed bud. — See under bud1 (def. 1a). [1955 60] * * * …
7mixed bud. — See under bud1 (def. 1a). [1955 60] …
8bud — bud1 budder, n. budless, adj. budlike, adj. /bud/, n., v., budded, budding. n. 1. Bot. a. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud), the rudimentary inflorescence …
9bud — 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… …
10mixed metaphor — n. the use of two or more inconsistent metaphors in a single expression (Ex.; the storm of protest was nipped in the bud) …
