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bud off

bud off verb: of a bud, to split from its parent and form a new plant, etc.

Verb

bud off (third-person singular simple present buds off, present participle budding off, simple past and past participle budded off)

  1. Of a bud, to split from its parent and form a new plant, etc.
    • A young Martian, there can now be no dispute, was really born upon earth during the war, and it was found attached to its parent, partially budded off, just as young lily bulbs bud off, or the young animals in the fresh-water polyp.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 209
  2. Of a plant etc., to have a bud split off and form a new plant etc.
    • This sponge reproduces by budding off hundreds of tiny individuals.2001, Julian Sprung, Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide, page 23

Forms of bud off

third-person singular presentbuds off
present participlebudding off
past participlebudded off
pastbudded off

Questions about bud off

What does bud off mean?
Bud off means of a bud, to split from its parent and form a new plant, etc.
What part of speech is bud off?
Bud off is a verb.
What is the past tense of bud off?
The past tense of bud off is budded off.

Words near bud off in the dictionary

  1. bud borers
  2. bud grafting
  3. bud graftings
  4. bud moth
  5. bud moths
  6. bud off
  7. bud out
  8. bud tender
  9. bud tenders
  10. bud up
  11. bud-bud-ding-ding

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