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 3 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: bud noun 1: a partially opened flower 2: a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals verb 1: develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!" 2: start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship" [also: {budding}, {budded}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: budded See {bud} From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Bud \Bud\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Budded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Budding}.] 1. To put forth or produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a bud does, into a flower or shoot. 2. To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn. 3. To be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness, or growth and promise; as, a budding virgin. --Shak. Syn: To sprout; germinate; blossom. | |||
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