noun
- a flower bud of a rose before it opens
- a young person, especially a young woman, considered to be beautiful or innocent
Usage: literary; somewhat dated
Examples
- The garden was filled with pink rosebuds ready to bloom.
- She carefully picked a few rosebuds for her bouquet.
- The tight rosebuds would open into full flowers within days.
- He gave her a single red rosebud as a token of his affection.
- The morning dew clung to the delicate rosebuds.
- In the poem, she was described as a fair rosebud.