Budded

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bud \Bud\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Budded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Budding}.]
     1. To put forth or produce buds, as a plant; to grow, as a
        bud does, into a flower or shoot.
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     2. To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner
        of a bud, as a horn.
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     3. To be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness, or
        growth and promise; as, a budding virgin. --Shak.
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     Syn: To sprout; germinate; blossom.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bud
       n 1: a partially opened flower
       2: a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping
          immature leaves or petals
       v 1: develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"
       2: start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"
       [also: {budding}, {budded}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  budded
       See {bud}