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Definitions for Budding

[1] Botany . a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) , the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) , or both (mixed bud) . an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
[2] Zoology . (in certain animals of low organization) a prominence that develops into a new individual, sometimes permanently attached to the parent and sometimes becoming detached; gemma.
[3] 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.
[4] Anatomy . any small rounded part.
[5] an immature or undeveloped person or thing.
[6] Slang . marijuana, especially potent marijuana from the buds, or flowering tops, of the hemp plant.
[7] to put forth or produce buds.
[8] to begin to develop.
[9] to be in an early stage of development.
[10] to cause to bud.
[11] Horticulture . to graft by inserting a single bud into the stock.
[12] in the bud , in an immature or undeveloped state: a Shakespeare in the bud. Also in bud.
[13] nip in the bud , to stop (something) in the beginning of its development: The rebellion was nipped in the bud.
[14] at an early stage of development but showing promise or potential a budding genius
[15] a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
[16] a partially opened flower (in combination ) rosebud
[17] any small budlike outgrowth taste buds
[18] something small or immature
[19] an asexually produced outgrowth in simple organisms, such as yeasts, and the hydra that develops into a new individual
[20] a slang word for marijuana
[21] in bud at the stage of producing buds
[22] nip in the bud to put an end to (an idea, movement, etc) in its initial stages
[23] (intr) (of plants and some animals) to produce buds
[24] (intr) to begin to develop or grow
[25] (tr) horticulture to graft (a bud) from one plant onto another, usually by insertion under the bark
[26] informal , mainly US short for buddy

Words related to Budding

budincipient, promising, growing, fledgling, burgeoning, nascent, maturing, opening, young, potential, beginning, germinal, embryonic, fresh, pubescent

Words nearby Budding

budbucolics, bucovina, bucranium, bucureşti, bucyrus, bud, bud fission, bud mutation, bud scale, bud sport, bud stick

Origin of Budding

11350–1400; Middle English budde bud, spray, pod; akin to German Hagebutte hip, Old Norse budda purse, dialectal Swedish bodd head, Dutch buidel bag, purse, Middle Low German buddich swollen

Words that may be confused with Budding

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, budbudder, butter

Other words from Budding

bud·der , noun
bud·less , adjective
bud·like , adjective
non·bud·ding , adjective, noun

Word origin for Budding

C14 budde , of Germanic origin; compare Icelandic budda purse, Dutch buidel

Synonyms for Budding

burgeoning, fledgling, growing, incipient, nascent, promising, beginning, blossoming, germinal, germinating, maturing, opening, potential, pullulating, sprouting, vegetating, young, bursting forth, embryonic, fresh, pubescent, shooting up