For other uses, see Bud (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification., Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2008) In botany, a bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of the stem. Once formed, a bud may remain for some time in a dormant condition, or it may form a shoot immediately. Buds may be specialized to develop flowers or short shoots...

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