| NOUN | plant | flower bud | a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop |
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| Meaning | A bud from which only a flower or flowers develop. | |
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| Parts | estivation, aestivation | (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens |
| Narrower | clove | aromatic flower bud of a clove tree |
| Broader | bud | A swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals |
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