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mixed bud

mixed bud

6.7
A small growth on a plant that makes both leaves and flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : yema mixta
  • Unlike flower buds, a mixed bud can give rise to both foliage and flowers.

Examples

  • The apple tree forms mixed buds in late summer that will bloom the next year.

  • Botanists observed that the mixed bud produced both shoots and blossoms in the spring.

  • The mixed bud on the plant is blooming beautifully.

  • I found a mixed bud in my garden yesterday.

  • Botanists observed that the mixed bud produced both shoots and blossoms in the spring.

  • The apple tree forms mixed buds in late summer that will bloom the next year.

  • Unlike flower buds, a mixed bud can give rise to both foliage and flowers.

Surface Forms

mixed bud singular
mixed buds plural

Morphology

mixed + bud

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'mixed' (indicating a combination) + 'bud' (a plant swelling that forms leaves or flowers); together they clearly describe a bud that produces both leaves and flowers. This compositional, descriptive pattern is common in botanical terms and would be inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

Mixed bud comes from plants: a bud is a small part of a plant that can grow, and mixed shows it has two jobs because it can make both leaves and flowers. That's why 'mixed bud' means a bud that produces both leaves and flowers.