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

Shoot of Horse-chestnut, of one year's growth, taken in autumn after the leaves have fallen; showing the large terminal bud and smaller axillary buds.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

In opposite-leaved plants the terminal bud may be small and weak, while the two buds at its side may be strong and apt to grow.

From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)

Occasionally they grow the same season into branches; at least, some of them are pretty sure to do so whenever the growing terminal bud at the end of the shoot is injured or destroyed.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

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

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