Bud

Morpheme

Bud

Type

free base

Denotation

seed pod, undeveloped growth-point

Etymology

Middle English budde, of unknown origin

Evidence

abud, bud, budburst, budded, budder, budding, buddy, budless, budlet, budlike, budling, budmoth, buds, budtender, budwood, budworm, debud, disbud, endbud, interbud, leafbud, lovebud, microbud, nanobud, redbud, rosebud, tailbud, tastebud

Homographs

Bud