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bud

verb [I]
 
 
/bʌd/ (-dd-)

Definition

to produce buds: The unusually cold winter has caused many plants to bud late this year.New growth in plants
(Definition of bud verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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