bud
芽,萌芽,嫩芽,芽儿
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Definitions
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- : Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage , the rudimentary inflorescence , or both .an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- : Zoology. a prominence that develops into a new individual, sometimes permanently attached to the parent and sometimes becoming detached; gemma.
- : Mycology. a small, rounded outgrowth produced from a fungus spore or cell by a process of asexual reproduction, eventually separating from the parent cell as a new individual: commonly produced by yeast and a few other fungi.
- : Anatomy. any small rounded part.
- : an immature or undeveloped person or thing.
- : Slang. marijuana, especially potent marijuana from the buds, or flowering tops, of the hemp plant.
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bud·ded, bud·ding.
- : to put forth or produce buds.
- : to begin to develop.
- : to be in an early stage of development.
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bud·ded, bud·ding.
- : to cause to bud.
- : Horticulture. to graft by inserting a single bud into the stock.
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Examples
Some control cell division or root production or bud formation.
Givago Miranda, a farmer in the Tres Pontas municipality of Minas Gerais, said his trees are withering and turning yellow, with buds getting “cooked” before opening in some cases.
The Epic headphones have deep, clear sound and a no-hassle fit, thanks to the five different ear tips and fins that help secure the buds.
This pathogenic bacterium can infest plant leaves, stems, buds, and flowers, causing a nasty infection and a lot of sick plants.
Learning how these cells sense and how information passes between them, the buds and the brain, he says, could someday allow people to engineer taste signals.
Can you imagine Bud Powell or Charlie Parker writing a jingle?
At one point Mullaney returned to Coronado and served as a BUD/S instructor training junior SEALs.
He owns a smallish vaporizer that still looks like it came from the future, and buys wax instead of bud.
Yeah,” he says finally, squelching his giggles by downing half a bottle of Bud, “that sounds like Ray.
Lebanese security agencies have been quick to try to nip what could well be a new bombing spate in the bud.
By a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine offspring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters.
When they shall rush in unto Jacob, Israel shall blossom and bud, and they shall fill the face of the world with seed.
He had seen Mildred creep from babyhood into childhood, and bud from girlhood to womanhood.
It was not until the third trip that Bud thought her beautiful, and was secretly glad that he had not kissed that San Jose girl.
But Bud happened to be a simple-souled fellow, and there was something about Marie—He didn't know what it was.