Budset

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
The development of buds on a plant.
"Some programs use drought stress to cause budset and harden the crop in preparation for winter."
2
The time in a plant's lifecycle when visible buds first appear.
"Proper bud pruning, green harvests where whole clusters are dumped on the ground to bolster final berry concentration, as well as a myriad of intensive practices between budset and harvest."
3
A bud, immature shoot, or growth tip on a cultivated plant.
"And growers using AQUA-GRO report greater budsets and faster crops with better rooting."
4
A variety of tea made from the budsets of the tea plant.
"Assam bush is the best choice for making many world famous teas, but not for white tea, either budset or leaf style."

Synonyms

bud bud white tea

Example

"Some programs use drought stress to cause budset and harden the crop in preparation for winter."

Etymology

From bud + set.

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