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to bud

to bud

11 1.0
To start to grow as a new shoot on a plant
  • verb
  • /bʌd/
translation icon : brotar
  • In spring, the trees begin to bud with new leaves and flowers.

They actually move around cells, they fuse with each other, they bud off from each other.

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Examples

  • The gardener noticed that the roses started to bud after the rain.

  • Eventually, that tiny bud grows into a full infant limb.

  • Then it buds, prickled leaves and red fruit.

    Academic text (2007)

  • As the days got warmer, the plants began to bud and flourish.

Synonyms

to grow
vsto bud
958 2.2

Start to exist or slowly develop, as with an idea

is mainly about an initial plant growth or starting physical development
to burgeon
vsto bud
28 7.6

To grow or increase very quickly

is focused on the tiny first growth stage rather than wide rapid expansion
to shoot
vsto bud
16 2.8

To begin to grow new stems or buds from a plant

focuses on the first small stage rather than later branch growth
to germinate
vsto bud
10 4.8

To begin to grow from a seed or spore

is used for forming new shoots or starts beyond just seeds starting to grow
to begin to sprout
vsto bud
1 3.2

To start growing, usually of plants or seeds

is specifically about forming a small new growth on a plant
to burgeon forth
vsto bud
7.8

To begin to grow quickly, often as new shoots or leaves

is about an ordinary start rather than sudden fast expansion

Antonyms

to wither
91 4.4

To become dry and weak, as with plants or feelings

to stagnate
19 6.8

To stop growing or changing and stay the same, like water in a pond

Idioms

to nip in the bud
  • Informal
21 5.4

Stop something early before it becomes a bigger problem

sure, story, bud
  • Informal
9.9

Words said to show you do not believe someone's excuse or story

Compounds

taste bud
23 2.1

Small bumps on the tongue that sense sweet, sour, salty, and bitter

flower bud
1 1.0

A small part on a plant that will become a flower, not a leaf

old bud
  • Informal
1 8.1

A friend you have known for a long time, often since childhood

big-bud hickory
  • Specialized
8.9

A North American tree with smooth bark and hard edible nuts

bud brush
  • US
9.8

A useful pasture plant that sheep eat

bud sagebrush
  • US
8.3

A shrub that grows in the western United States that sheep eat

leaf bud
3.5

A small part on a branch that grows into leaves not flowers

mixed bud
  • Specialized
6.7

A small growth on a plant that makes both leaves and flowers

How Developed

to flower
40 1.0
to shoot
16 2.8
to bud
11 1.0
to start
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

bud infinitive
budded past
budded past participle
budding present participle
buds third person singular

Etymology

The verb bud comes from the same idea of a 'small swelling' on a stem, so to bud is to begin to grow a new shoot or flower. You also see this in budding, as in 'a budding artist', meaning someone who is just beginning to grow or develop.