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bud
1[ buhd ]
/ bʌd /
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noun
verb (used without object), bud·ded, bud·ding.
verb (used with object), bud·ded, bud·ding.
to cause to bud.
Horticulture. to graft by inserting a single bud into the stock.
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Idioms about bud
in the bud, in an immature or undeveloped state: a Shakespeare in the bud. Also in bud.
nip in the bud, to stop (something) in the beginning of its development: The rebellion was nipped in the bud.
Origin of bud
11350–1400; Middle English budde bud, spray, pod; akin to German Hagebutte hip, Old Norse budda purse, dialectal Swedish bodd head, Dutch buidel bag, purse, Middle Low German buddich swollen
OTHER WORDS FROM bud
budder, nounbudless, adjectivebudlike, adjectivenon·bud·ding, adjective, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bud
budder , butterWords nearby bud
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Other definitions for bud (2 of 3)
bud2
[ buhd ]
/ bʌd /
noun
brother; buddy (used in informal address, as to one's brother or to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
Origin of bud
21850–55, Americanism; back formation from buddy
Other definitions for bud (3 of 3)
Bud
or Budd
[ buhd ]
/ bʌd /
noun
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for bud (1 of 2)
bud1
/ (bʌd) /
noun
verb buds, budding or budded
Word Origin for bud
C14 budde, of Germanic origin; compare Icelandic budda purse, Dutch buidel
British Dictionary definitions for bud (2 of 2)
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Medical definitions for bud
bud
[ bŭd ]
n.
A small, rounded anatomical structure or organic part, such as a taste bud.
An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual.
v.
To put forth or cause to put forth buds.
To reproduce asexually by forming a bud.
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Scientific definitions for bud
bud
[ bŭd ]
Noun
A small swelling on a branch or stem, containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower. Some species have mixed buds containing two of these structures, or even all three.♦ Terminal buds occur at the end of a stem, twig, or branch.♦ Axillary buds, also known as lateral buds, occur in the axils of leaves (in the upper angle of where the leaf grows from the stem).♦ Accessory buds often occur clustered around terminal buds or above and on either side of axillary buds. Accessory buds are usually smaller than terminal and axillary buds.
A small rounded outgrowth on an asexually reproducing organism, such as a yeast or hydra, that is capable of developing into a new individual. See more at budding.
A tiny part or structure, such as a taste bud, that is shaped like a plant bud.
Verb
To form or produce a bud or buds.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bud
bud
see nip in the bud.
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