flower bud

noun

: a plant bud that produces only a flower

Examples of flower bud in a Sentence

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Give Christmas cactus lots of indirect light year-round, and don't allow the soil to dry out too much once flower buds form. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025 Doing so will remove the flower buds for next summer. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024 Technically, capers are the flower buds of the Capparis spinosa plant, a prickly shrub commonly found bordering the Mediterranean, in places like Morocco and Greece. Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024 Extremely cold weather or late spring freezes can damage these flower buds. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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