Budding
/ˈbʌdiŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The development of buds on a plant. countable, uncountable
- 2 reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent wordnet
- 3 The practice of uniting a single scion bud with rootstock or bark. countable, uncountable
- 4 The result of this practice. countable, uncountable
"Whatever the mode of origin, buddings from a particular bud-parent have been found to agree in habit and general characteristics, while all buddings develop similar features which distinguish them from seedling trees."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of bud form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Beginning to develop. not-comparable
"He's a budding deejay."
Adjective
- 1 beginning to develop wordnet
Example
More examples"The cold weather may keep the plants from budding."