| NOUN | plant | bud | a partially opened flower |
|---|---|---|---|
| plant | bud | a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals | |
| VERB | change | bud | develop buds |
| change | bud | start to grow or develop |
| Sounds | bah'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | |
| Meaning | A partially opened flower. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | rosebud | The bud of a rose |
| Broader | flower, bloom, blossom | reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts |
| Spanish | capullo | |
| Catalan | capoll, poncella | |
| Verbs | bud | develop buds |
| Meaning | A swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | flower bud | A bud from which only a flower or flowers develop |
| leaf bud | A bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop | |
| mixed bud | A bud yielding both leaves and flowers | |
| Broader | sprout | Any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud |
| Spanish | yema | |
| Catalan | poncella | |
| Verbs | bud | develop buds |
| Meaning | Develop buds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The hibiscus is budding!" | |
| Broader | develop | Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
| Spanish | brotar, florecer, retoñar | |
| Catalan | brotar | |
| Nouns | bud | a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals |
| bud | a partially opened flower | |
| Meaning | start to grow or develop. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "a budding friendship" | |
| Broader | begin, start | Have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense |
| Spanish | brotar | |
| Catalan | brotar | |
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