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bud
From a bud on plants, bushes, and trees come flowers and leaves. This word is a noun.
These are buds.
- Leaf buds in early spring become leaves.
- Flower buds become flowers.
- Lilacs usually put out buds in April.
- One way to control the growth of a plant is to remove the buds.
Some friends call each other “bud.” This is a shortened form of the word buddy.
- I’m going out with my buds this weekend.
- Javier and Tony are the best of buds.
- Hey, bud. How’s it going?
When “bud” is used as a verb or an adjective, it means that something is slowly emerging or starting out.
- The apple trees are budding.
- Tomato plants bud throughout the summer.
- He’s a budding guitarist. (This sentence uses “budding” as an adjective. It means he’s just starting but he shows a lot of potential.)
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