BUDS
Definition of BUDS
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A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.
"After a long, cold winter, the trees finally began to produce buds."
Synonyms: budset -
Something that has begun to develop.
"breast buds"
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A small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism.
"In this slide, you can see a yeast cell forming buds."
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To form buds.
"The trees are finally starting to bud."
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To reproduce by splitting off buds.
"Yeast reproduces by budding."
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To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn.
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Buddy, friend.
"I like to hang out with my buds on Saturday night."
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Used to address a male
Source: Wiktionary
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