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Definition or meaning of the English word Bud
To graft; as a plant with another or into another; by inserting a bud from the one into an opening in the bark of the other; in order to raise; upon the budded stock; fruit different from that which it would naturally bear. (v. t.). To be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness; or growth and promise; as; a budding virgin. (v. i.). A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant; containing the rudiments of future leaves; flowers; or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower. (n.). A small protuberance on certain low forms of animals and vegetables which develops into a new organism; either free or attached. See Hydra. (n.). To put forth or produce buds; as a plant; to grow; as a bud does; into a flower or shoot. (v. i.). To begin to grow; or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud; as a horn. (v. i.). |
