bud

²bud

verb

bud·dedbud·ding

Definition of BUD

intransitive verb

1

of a plant a : to set or put forth buds b : to commence growth from buds

2

: to grow or develop from or as if from a bud

3

: to reproduce asexually especially by the pinching off of a small part of the parent

transitive verb

1

: to produce or develop from buds

2

: to cause (as a plant) to bud

3

: to insert a bud from a plant of one kind into an opening in the bark of (a plant of another kind) usually in order to propagate a desired variety

— bud·der noun

Examples of BUD

1. The trees budded early this spring.

First Known Use of BUD

14th century