buds

[bʌdz]

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bud

A bud is an early stage of growth for plants and flowers.

When we talk about something being in its "bud," it means that it's still developing, but has potential to grow into something bigger. For example, if you see a flower shop with potted trees labeled as "Christmas tree buds," they're basically young seedlings waiting to sprout their branches and needles. This word is often used for things like food, too – think of a grape bud on a vine, which will eventually ripen into a juicy fruit.

Definitions

noun

A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.
Example: After a long, cold winter, the trees finally began to produce buds.
Something that has begun to develop.
Example: breast buds
A small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism.
Example: In this slide, you can see a yeast cell forming buds.
(usually uncountable) Potent cannabis taken from the flowering part of the plant (the “bud”), or marijuana generally.
Example: Hey bro, want to smoke some bud?
A weaned calf in its first year, so called because the horns are then beginning to bud.
(term of endearment) A pretty young girl.