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beginning to develop; "a budding genius"

beginning to develop; "a budding genius"

The act or process of producing buds.

The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant upon another stock by inserting a bud under the bark.

The act or process of producing buds.

The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant upon another stock by inserting a bud under the bark.

A method of reproduction seen in many primitive animals.

See Germination.

n. The act of putting forth buds; the act of inserting a bud of one tree under the bark of another for propagation.