Bud

"Bud" in French

beu

(slang: potent cannabis)

bourgeon

(newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded)

bourgeon

(small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism)

bouton

(newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded)

pote

(slang: buddy)

bourgeonner

(to form buds)

bourgeonner

(to reproduce by splitting off buds)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.