flower bud

noun

: a plant bud that produces only a flower

Examples of flower bud in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Doing so will remove any flower buds and reduce or get rid of any blooms. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

But don’t fertilize once your mums form flower buds, says Enfield. — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026

Pruning in autumn can remove flower buds formed for next year’s bloom period. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026

Aspen flower buds that began developing in leaf axils over the summer now become increasingly available. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flower bud

• waterflood
• blood
• crud
• dud
• flood
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud
• lifeblood