terminal bud

American  

[tur-muhn-uhl buhd] / ˈtɜr mən əl ˌbʌd /

noun

plural

terminal buds

1. Botany. a bud at the end of a twig or stem, essential for the growth of a stem.

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terminal bud Scientific  

1. See under bud

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Example Sentences

All juglans regias grew a yard from each terminal bud.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The tree of evolution under the influence of natural selection alone grows palm-like from its terminal bud.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by Romanes, George John

The unexpanded terminal bud is a delicate article of food.

From Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden by Richardson, David Lester

On my branch this year, therefore, are 5 plus 3 plus 4, or 12 dormant buds of all the years; 2 plus 14 plus 10, or 26 spurs; 1 terminal bud continuing the onward growth.

From The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1 by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

Our club was the terminal bud of our growth, and was housed in a building of which we were enormously proud.

From Aladdin & Co. A Romance of Yankee Magic by Quick, Herbert