1. A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower. 2. branches in full bud. 3. An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual. 4. A small, rounded organic part, such as a taste bud, that resembles a plant bud. 5. the bud of a new idea. 6. a plant that buds in early spring. 7. Washington Post 8. To be in an undeveloped stage or condition. 9. To reproduce asexually by forming a bud. 10. To cause to put forth buds. 11. To graft a bud onto (a plant).
