bud

• Petite excroissance sur une tige ou une branche d'une plante contenant des feuilles ou des pétales en développement, souvent désignant une fleur pas encore éclose ou un bourgeon.

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.

   Bouton (de fleur)

   • 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.

   Synonymesflower bud

   Antonymesbloomblossomflower

2. Plant swellingA2formal

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

   bourgeon

   • 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.

   Synonymesburgeonembryogermshootsprout

• Verbe désignant le processus de formation ou d'apparition de bourgeons, ainsi que le début de la croissance ou du développement.

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.

   bourgeonner

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

   Synonymesburgeongerminatepullulateshootsprout

2. Start to grow or developB2formal

   To begin to grow, develop, or emerge.

   bourgeonner

   • 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.

   Synonymesbloomblossomburgeondevelopemergegerminategrowshootsprout

   Antonymesdecaydieshrinkwither