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bud
Noun
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A bud is a small part of a plant which opens up and becomes a leaf or a flower.
It's spring! The buds on the trees are opening!
bud
Verb
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To grow buds.
The trees are finally starting to bud.
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To reproduce by splitting off buds.
Yeast reproduces by budding.
Abbott
properNoun
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surname