Associations to the word «Budding»

Wiktionary

BUDDING, adjective. That is beginning to develop.
BUDDING, verb. Present participle of bud
BUDDING, noun. (horticulture) The result of uniting a single scion bud with rootstock or bark.

Dictionary definition

BUDDING, noun. Reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent.
BUDDING, adjective. Beginning to develop; "a budding genius".

Wise words

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Hippocrates