rebuddingn.
/riːˈbʌdɪŋ/, U.S. /riˈbədɪŋ/ The action or fact of budding again. Also figurative.
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1768 J. Gibson Fruit-gardener i. vi. 54 The stock is still fit for grafting or re~budding.
1844 F. Lloyd Hampton Court I. vi. 137 The old wood would have confessed, had it been catechised, that its heart rose to rebudding of green shoots.
1871 Daily News 7 Mar. The rebudding of the wand of peace.
1923 A. B. Wolfe Conservatism, Radicalism, & Sci. Method iii. 42 The continual rebudding of new schools of art and criticism.
1961 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 88 39 The chains may possibly discontinue budding..or they may show further even or uneven rebudding.
2007 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y) (Nexis) 31 Oct. a13 Regarding the autumn weather this year, I am wondering if anyone has had trouble with rebudding of plants or trees.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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