# buds

Pronunciation: say "BUDZ" /bʌdz/

## Noun

1. Plural of bud. — plural of bud
   - Simple: Plural of bud. Use it when you mean more than one bud.
   - _A hard frost in April can kill the buds before they open._
   - _Yeast cells form small buds that pinch off and grow into new cells._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of bud. — third-person singular simple present indicative of bud
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of bud. Use it after he, she, it or one thing.
   - _The magnolia outside my window buds in late winter, weeks before the other trees._
   - _The nursery owner buds each young rose onto a hardy rootstock._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/buds (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).