v
Pronunciation spelling of blooming.
n
The trunk or stem of a tree.
n
A bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon
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A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.
v
(intransitive, of a flowering plant) To develop buds
n
(botany) The emergence of a bud, especially on a vine
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(botany) The emergence of new leaves on a plant at the beginning of each growing season
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A little bud springing from a parent bud.
adj
Resembling a bud (newly formed leaf or flower, not yet unfolded).
n
A small, young, or immature bud.
n
(biology) A constriction between a bud and the organism that produced it
n
The development of buds on a plant.
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A short length of plant stem, containing a bud, used as a graft
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The embryonic growing bud of a plant
adj
Alternative form of coriaceous [(botany) Resembling leather; leathery.]
adj
Relating to, or resembling, bark; corticose.
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The amount of fruit that can be obtained as a crop from a fruit tree
adj
Having the characteristics of a cycad.
v
(horticulture) To remove buds from a plant in order to promote growth and health in the remaining buds.
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Alternative form of ear bud [An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge.]
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(biology) A terminal bud
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A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.
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A representation of leaf of a fig plant used to cover the genitals of a nude figure in a work of art (alluding to Genesis iii 7, in which Adam and Eve use fig leaves to hide their nakedness).
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(horticulture) The first growth of buds, flowers, seeds, or whatever is harvested from a plant.
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An ornament or knob in the shape of a flower
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flourishing; characterised by flourishes
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A wall that fruit trees grow on, providing warmth and sometimes structure.
adj
Imperfectly resembling a shrub.
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The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
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Germplasm; seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses.
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The unopened bud of a flower.
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(botany) A bud which develops into a leaf or a leafy branch.
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(intransitive, of a plant) To open its buds.
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(US, informal) The activity of traveling to view and photograph the changing colors of the fall foliage, particularly in New England.
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Alternative form of leaf bud [(botany) A bud which develops into a leaf or a leafy branch.]
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The growing of fruit in an orchard.
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Algae, especially when growing on the surface of a pond.
adj
(horticulture) After the development of buds and leaves on an apple tree, but before the pink coloration appears.
adj
(botany) Resembling or characteristic of an oak.
v
(intransitive) To bud again (send forth a second group of buds)
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(countable) A fragment of coral.
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The bud or germ of a seed; an ovule.
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Alternative form of seedlep [(obsolete) A basket or other device used for carrying seed while sowing.]
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(botany) A plant that grows in the spring and goes dormant in summer.
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Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
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A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
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