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Bud

A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers, or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower.

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Begin 76% connected

To have or commence an independent or first existence; to take rise; to commence.

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Bloom 76% connected

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

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Blossom 76% connected

The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom; the flowers of a plant, collectively; as,…

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Develop 76% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

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Flower 76% connected

In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage.

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Sprout 76% connected

To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.

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Start 76% connected

To leap; to jump.

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Rosebud 76% connected

The flower of a rose before it opens, or when but partially open.

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