单词 | bud |
释义 | bud 1. n. & v. --n   1. a an immature knoblike shoot from which a stem, leaf, or flower develops. b a flower or leaf that is not fully open.   2. Biol. an asexual outgrowth from a parent organism that separates to form a new individual.   3. anything still undeveloped. --v (budded, budding)   1. intr. Bot. & Zool. form a bud.   2. intr. begin to grow or develop (a budding cricketer).   3. tr. Hort. graft a bud (of a plant) on to another plant. Phrases and idioms in bud having newly formed buds. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn. 2. n. US colloq. (as a form of address) = BUDDY. Etymology: abbr. |
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