Definition of flower bud
: a plant bud that produces only a flower
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The plant is also full of unopened (disease-free looking) flower buds.
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Branches with large flower buds will bloom more quickly when forced.
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Bennett suggests plants with new growth or fat flower buds be covered with sheets or blankets before sundown.
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The Japanese magnolia opens its fat, furry flower buds in February before the foliage emerges.
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The plant usually grows new stems of flower buds, allowing repeat harvests for several months.
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Many trees will flower, and if those flowering buds are destroyed, that will just mean fewer seeds will drop and folks who usually suffer from spring allergies will breathe easier.
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Giselle handmade wrapping paper rolls, $6, worldmarket.com Pomegranates and flower buds decorate this paper, handmade in India from recycled cotton fabric remnants.
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Broccoli heads are harvested when the largest flower buds in the head are about the size of the head of a kitchen match.
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