leaf bud
- noun
- /liːf bʌd/
:
yema foliar
- The larvae that hatch feed on the base of the leaf bud.
- new leaf buds
Examples
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Biological control agent number three is the melaleuca bud gall fly, Fergusonina turneri, which may prove effective in attacking melaleuca flower and leaf buds.
Academic text (2004) -
The cherry trees toasted the woods, their leaf buds as promising and colorful as a glass of red wine.
Fiction book (1998) -
Because the plant must expend resources to form the galls, it devotes fewer resources to producing flower and leaf buds.
Academic text (2004) -
The adult female," Tipping says, "lays her eggs in a cavity that she creates by chewing into the leaf bud.
Academic text (2001) -
In early spring, we could see new leaf buds starting to appear on the branches of the trees.
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The gardener carefully trimmed the tree just above the emerging leaf buds to promote healthy growth.
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As the weather warmed, the leaf buds on the plants began to unfold, signaling the start of the growing season.
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Morphology
The meaning 'a bud on a plant from which leaves develop' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'leaf' (leaf) with 'bud' (a swelling that will form plant organs): it denotes a bud that produces leaves rather than flowers. This simple noun–noun compounding pattern is common and cross-linguistically predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the expression.
Etymology
Leaf bud gives a clear picture: a bud that will grow into leaves, not flowers. So it means 'a bud on a plant from which leaves develop'.