flower bud

noun

: a plant bud that produces only a flower

Examples of flower bud in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Long winter nights are just what Christmas cactus and other winter-blooming plants, like poinsettia, need to form flower buds. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2026

During the day their stems gradually bend so that their leaves and developing flower buds follow the Sun westward. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Nov. 2026

Mums easily dehydrate, which leads to brown, crunchy foliage and flower buds. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026

Flowers that bloom on new wood refer to flower buds set on the current year’s growth, and these plants should be pruned in winter or early spring. — Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 1 Oct. 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