in bud
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in the state of having buds but not yet fully open flowers
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- The roses are in bud.
- The cherry trees are just coming in bud now.
- Last spring, all the tulips were in bud for weeks before they bloomed.
- Are the magnolias in bud yet?
- It's exciting to see the whole garden in bud, promising a colorful season.
- With the warmer weather, the apple orchard will be in bud soon.
- All the trees along the avenue were in bud, waiting to burst into leaf.
- My peonies are not yet in bud due to the unusually cold weather.
- Look, this small rose bush is already in bud.
- We visited the botanical gardens while the rare tropical flowers were in bud.