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.