budding
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈbʌdiŋ/
Adjective

budding (not comparable)

  1. Beginning to develop.
    He's a budding deejay.
Translations Noun

budding (uncountable)

  1. (horticulture) The practice of uniting a single scion bud with rootstock or bark; the result of this practice.
    • 1956, Rubber Journal (volume 131, page 232)
      Whatever the mode of origin, buddings from a particular bud-parent have been found to agree in habit and general characteristics, while all buddings develop similar features which distinguish them from seedling trees.
Synonyms
  • bud grafting
Verb
  1. present participle of bud#English|bud



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