verb
- past tense of bud; produced buds or began to develop buds
- past tense of bud; grafted a bud from one plant onto another
Usage: horticulture
Examples
- The rose bush budded early this spring.
- New leaves budded on the oak tree in April.
- The gardener budded the fruit tree with a different variety.
- Cherry blossoms budded despite the cold weather.
- She budded the rosebush to create a hybrid variety.
- The maple tree budded beautifully after the long winter.