What does bud mean?
Definitions for bud
bʌdbud
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word bud.
Princeton's WordNet
budnoun
a partially opened flower
budverb
a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
budverb
develop buds
"The hibiscus is budding!"
budverb
start to grow or develop
"a budding friendship"
Wiktionary
Budnoun
A male nickname.
I remember many visits from my uncle Bud.
Budnoun
A nickname for the beer Budweiser.
I'd like a Bud, please.
Etymology: From buddy.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
BUDnoun
The first shoot of a plant; a gem.
Etymology: bouton, Fr.
Be as thou wast wont to be;
See as thou wast wont to see:
Dian’s bud o’er Cupid’s flower
Hath such force and blessed power. William Shakespeare, Mids. N. Dr.Writers say, as the most forward bud
Is eaten by the canker ere it blow,
Even so by love the young and tender wit
Is turn’d to folly, blasting in the bud,
Losing his verdure even in the prime. William Shakespeare, T. G. of Ver.When you the flow’rs for Chloe twine,
Why do you to her garland join,
The meanest bud that falls from mine? Matthew Prior.Insects wound the tender buds, with a long hollow trunk, and deposit an egg in the hole, with a sharp corroding liquour, that causeth a swelling in the leaf, and closeth the orifice. Richard Bentley.
To Budverb
To inoculate; to graff by inserting a bud into the rind of another tree.
Of apricocks, the largest masculine is much improved by budding upon a peach stock. William Temple.
To Budverb
Etymology: from the noun.
Bud forth as a rose growing by the brook of the field. Ecclus, xxxix. 13.
There the fruit, that was to be gathered from such a conflux, quickly budded out. Edward Hyde, b. ii.
Heav’n gave him all at once, then snatch’d away,
Ere mortals all his beauties could survey;
Just like the flow’r that buds and withers in a day. Dryd.Tho’ lab’ring yokes on their own necks they fear’d,
And felt for budding horns on their smooth foreheads rear’d. John Dryden, Silenus.Young budding virgin, fair and fresh and sweet,
Whither away, or where is thy abode? William Shakespeare.
ChatGPT
bud
A bud is a compact, undeveloped part or shoot of a plant, often appearing as a small knob or swelling on a stem or branch, which has the potential to grow into a flower, leaf, or new branch. In a broader sense, "bud" can also refer to an early stage of development in animals or other biological entities.
Webster Dictionary
Budnoun
a small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers, or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower
Budnoun
a small protuberance on certain low forms of animals and vegetables which develops into a new organism, either free or attached. See Hydra
Budverb
to put forth or produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a bud does, into a flower or shoot
Budverb
to begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn
Budverb
to be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness, or growth and promise; as, a budding virgin
Budverb
to graft, as a plant with another or into another, by inserting a bud from the one into an opening in the bark of the other, in order to raise, upon the budded stock, fruit different from that which it would naturally bear
Wikidata
Bud
In botany, a bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of the stem. Once formed, a bud may remain for some time in a dormant condition, or it may form a shoot immediately. Buds may be specialized to develop flowers or short shoots, or may have the potential for general shoot development. The term bud is also used in zoology, where it refers to an outgrowth from the body which can develop into a new individual.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bud
bud, n. the first shoot of a tree or plant: used of young people, as a term of endearment.—v.i. to put forth buds: to begin to grow.—v.t. to put forth as buds: to graft, as a plant, by inserting a bud under the bark of another tree:—pr.p. bud′ding; pa.p. bud′ded.—n. Bud′ding, a method of propagation by means of buds.—adjs. Bud′dy; Bud′less.—To nip in the bud, to destroy at its very beginning. [M. E. budde; prob. related to Dut. bot, a bud.]
Editors Contribution
bud
A facet of a plant, shrub or tree.
The buds on the trees are very beautiful.
Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BUD
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bud is ranked #108199 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bud surname appeared 164 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bud.
68.9% or 113 total occurrences were White.
17.6% or 29 total occurrences were Asian.
4.8% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
4.2% or 7 total occurrences were Black.
Anagrams for bud »
dub
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bud in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bud in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of bud in a Sentence
The Bud name carries so much weight to The Bud name, and this product is going to benefit from instant consumer recognition.
This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.
I have become superstitious and will only drink Bud Light during Eagles games.
Youre extremely inspirational, man, youre a warrior. Just want to say, keep fighting. Appreciate your support and well see what happens when we get into the playoffs, well see if we make those dreams come true, bud.
You've got to give me five minutes, bud.
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- برعمArabic
- pöhrə, cücərti, zoğAzerbaijani
- напъпвам, пъпка, пъпкувамBulgarian
- gema, gemar, col·lega, brot, borróCatalan, Valencian
- pupen, pučetCzech
- Spross, knospen, Kumpel, KnospeGerman
- οφθαλμός, βλασταίνωGreek
- burĝonoEsperanto
- retoño, yema, cogollo, amigote, botón, florecer, brote, retoñar, brotarSpanish
- حشیش, غنچه, غنچه دادن, نوگلPersian
- kuroutuma, kuroutua, nuppu, silmuFinnish
- beu, bouton, bourgeon, bourgeonner, poteFrench
- ניצןHebrew
- rügy, haver, rügyezik, bimbó, bimbózikHungarian
- բողբոջել, բողբոջArmenian
- gemma, boccio, pollone, amico, germoglio, germogliare, getto, virgultoItalian
- 芽Japanese
- კვირტიGeorgian
- 싹, 싹트다, 움트다, 눈, 움Korean
- pumpursLatvian
- whakanihoniho, rāpupukuMāori
- ontluiken, knopDutch
- rebentar, rebento, botão, parceiro, brotarPortuguese
- mugur, mugure, bobocRomanian
- шишка, почковаться, давать почки, почка, отпочковаться, бутонRussian
- knoppa, delning, knoppSwedish
- మొగ్గTelugu
- filiz, sürgünTurkish
- nụVietnamese
- flukagnob, bledagnob, gnob, floragnobVolapük
- 芽Chinese
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