lateral bud
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lateral bud
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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A compound bud.Main bud: The central bud of an eye.Secondary bud: The lateral bud of an eye.
From Project Gutenberg
The flowers in Pinus are monoecious, the pistillate in the position of a long shoot, taking the place of a subterminal or lateral bud, the staminate in the position of a dwarf-shoot, taking the place of a leaf-fascicle but confined to the basal part of the internode.
From Project Gutenberg
Whenever there is any obstruction above a bud the tendency is to throw the energy of the branch into a lateral bud, but if the obstruction is below the bud the branch merely thickens and growth is checked.
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