flower bud

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the bud of a flower before it opens

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  • The rose bush is covered in tiny flower buds.
  • We watched the hibiscus flower bud slowly unfurl.
  • A single drop of dew clung to the delicate flower bud.
  • In spring, the trees are full of new leaves and flower buds.
  • The botanist carefully dissected the flower bud to study its structure.
  • A late frost damaged many of the delicate flower buds on the fruit trees.
  • She picked a perfect, unopened flower bud for her buttonhole.
  • Can you tell what kind of plant this is just by looking at its flower bud?
  • It takes several weeks for a flower bud to develop and fully bloom.
  • The children were excited to see the first flower bud of the season, a sign that warmer days were coming.