bud

/bʌd/ noun [C]

Translation

› a part of a plant that develops into a leaf or a flower

tomurcuk, gonca

In spring the trees are covered in buds.527530

nip sth in the bud › to stop a small problem from getting worse by stopping it soon after it starts

zamanında önlem almak, daha başlamadan önünü kesmek, bir problemi büyümeden önlemek

1862

→ See also taste buds

(Definition of bud noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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