<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>bud</li><li>a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud), the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud), or both (mixed bud)</li><li>an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant</li><li>(in certain animals of low organization) a prominence that develops into a new individual, sometimes permanently attached to the parent and sometimes becoming detached (gemmule)</li><li>a small, rounded outgrowth produced from a fungus spore or cell by a process of asexual reproduction</li><li>any small rounded part</li><li>an immature or undeveloped person or thing</li><li>slang for marijuana, especially potent marijuana from the buds or flowering tops of the hemp plant</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>budded</li><li>budding</li><li>to put forth or produce buds</li><li>to begin to develop</li><li>to be in an early stage of development</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>budded</li><li>budding</li><li>to cause to bud</li><li>to graft by inserting a single bud into the stock</li></ul>