BUD
- small bulge on a plant stem from which leaves or flowers develop
- to put forth buds
- to begin to develop
- male given name
- to put forth buds (undeveloped plant parts) [v BUDDED, BUDDING, BUDS]
- in an immature or undeveloped state
- to stop (something) in the beginning of its development
- to produce unopened flowers [v BUDDED, BUDDING, BUDS]