1. noun /bʌd/
a) A newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded.
After a long, cold winter, the trees finally began to produce buds.
Hey bro, want to smoke some bud?
2. verb /bʌd/
a) To form buds.
The trees are finally starting to bud.
b) To reproduce by splitting off buds.
Yeast reproduces by budding.
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