[buhd] 
noun, verb, bud⋅ded, bud⋅ding.| 1. | Botany.
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| 2. | Zoology. (in certain animals of low organization) a prominence that develops into a new individual, sometimes permanently attached to the parent and sometimes becoming detached; gemma. |
| 3. | Mycology. a small, rounded outgrowth produced from a fungus spore or cell by a process of asexual reproduction, eventually separating from the parent cell as a new individual: commonly produced by yeast and a few other fungi. |
| 4. | Anatomy. any small rounded part. |
| 5. | an immature or undeveloped person or thing. |
| 6. | to put forth or produce buds. |
| 7. | to begin to develop. |
| 8. | to be in an early stage of development. |
| 9. | to cause to bud. |
| 10. | Horticulture. to graft by inserting a single bud into the stock. |
| 11. | in the bud, in an immature or undeveloped state: a Shakespeare in the bud. Also, in bud. |
| 12. | nip in the bud, to stop (something) in the beginning of its development: The rebellion was nipped in the bud. |
| flower bud n. A bud that will develop into a flower. |
bud
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bud (bŭd)
n.
A small, rounded anatomical structure or organic part, such as a taste bud.
An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual.
To put forth or cause to put forth buds.
To reproduce asexually by forming a bud.
