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bud



bud [bud buds budded budding] noun, verb BrE [bʌd] NAmE [bʌd]
noun
1. a small lump that grows on a plant and from which a flower, leaf or ↑stem develops
the first buds appearing in spring
The tree is in bud already.
2. a flower or leaf that is not fully open
3. (NAmE, informal) = buddy
Listen, bud, enough of the wisecracks, OK?
see also cotton bud, ↑rosebud, ↑taste bud, see nip sth in the bud at nip v.

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 and v. late Middle English n. sense 3 mid 19th cent. ↑buddy

Collocations:
The living world
Animals
animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth)
fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
insects/bees/locusts swarm
bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
spiders spin/weave a web
snakes/lizards shed their skins
bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
attract/find/choose a mate
produce/release eggs/sperm
lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
mark/enter/defend (a) territory
stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
Plants and fungi
trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
a seed germinates/sprouts
leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
flower buds swell/open
a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth
pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
produce/bear fruit
develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
Bacteria and viruses
bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth
bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease
bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth)
a virus enters/invades sth/the body
a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
contain/carry/harbour (especially US) harbor bacteria/a virus
kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
 
verb intransitive
to produce ↑buds
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 2 and v. late Middle English n. sense 3 mid 19th cent. ↑buddy
 

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