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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley