flower bud

noun

: a plant bud that produces only a flower

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Camellias start to set flower buds when growth resumes in spring and summer. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024 Look at the Calendar Christmas cactus needs about eight weeks to form flower buds. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024 In addition, their fat, nodding flower buds impart a whimsical look. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024 Cauliflower is a cool-weather annual grown for the harvest of its large, tight heads of white flower buds or curds. Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flower bud 

Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flower bud was in 1703

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“Flower bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20bud. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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