bud

• Sustantivo que designa una pequeña protuberancia en una planta que contiene hojas o flores sin desarrollar, o una flor que aún no se ha abierto completamente; también puede referirse a una etapa temprana de desarrollo o crecimiento.

A noun referring to a small, partially opened flower or a swelling on a plant stem that contains developing leaves or petals.

1. Partially opened flowerA2formal

   A small, immature flower that has not yet fully opened.

   brote floral

   • The rosebud is just beginning to show its color.
   • She picked a bud from the garden to put in a vase.
   • The tree is covered in buds, promising a beautiful spring.

   Sinónimosflower bud

   Antónimosbloomblossomflower

2. Plant swellingA2formal

   A small swelling on a plant stem that contains undeveloped leaves or petals.

   Brote (yema vegetal)

   • The buds on the maple tree are starting to swell.
   • Gardeners carefully prune branches just above a healthy bud.
   • Each bud on the stem will eventually grow into a leaf.

   Sinónimosburgeonembryogermshootsprout

• Verbo que se utiliza para indicar el proceso de formación o aparición de brotes o yemas en una planta, así como el comienzo de un crecimiento o desarrollo, tanto en sentido literal como figurado.

A verb used to indicate the act of forming or producing buds, or of beginning to grow or develop.

1. Develop budsB1formal

   To produce or put forth buds, as a plant does in spring.

   brotar, echar brotes

   • The trees are beginning to bud after the long winter.
   • Roses bud in early summer.
   • The gardener watched the plants bud and bloom.

   Sinónimosburgeongerminatepullulateshootsprout

2. Start to grow or developB2formal

   To begin to grow, develop, or emerge.

   brotar

   • A new friendship began to bud between them.
   • Her talent for painting started to bud at a young age.
   • The company's success began to bud after the new product launch.

   Sinónimosbloomblossomburgeondevelopemergegerminategrowshootsprout

   Antónimosdecaydieshrinkwither