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▪ I. ear bud, n.1 Agric. and Bot. (orig. and chiefly U.S.).
Brit. |ˈɪə bʌd|, U.S. |ˈɪ(ə)r ˌbəd|
[‹ ear n.2 + bud n.1]
An early stage in the development of an ear of maize, in which it is covered by several layers of leaves and closely appressed to the stem, and from which the silks (elongated stigmas) emerge.
1901Nebraska State Jrnl. 23 Aug. 3/6 All the reserve strength was thrown into the development of tassel and ear buds, but the result was melancholy to behold. 1961Bot. Gaz. 123112/1 The stem, with unelongated internodes, was short, and ear buds were not yet apparent. 2003Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) (Nexis) 13 Aug. h10 The wind-borne pollen must reach the silks, which are the threadlike structures that protrude from the ear bud. Each silk carries pollen to an individual ovule in that ear bud.
▪ II. ear bud, n.2
Brit. |ˈɪə bʌd|, U.S. |ˈɪ(ə)r ˌbəd|
[‹ ear n.1 + bud n.1]
1.
a. colloq. Prob.: an ear lobe. rare.
1953Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 20 May d43/1 Two willing boys can make the blood flow and the ear buds turn into cauliflowers for 10 atavistic rounds.
b. An undeveloped ear; the embryonic rudiment of an ear.
1968Chicago Tribune 12 Dec. 3 b 19/1 One of the kittens had four well-developed ears and the others each had two ‘ear buds’. 1987Ann. Rev. Anthropol. 16 12 Since the phenomenon results from an embryonic failure of the fusion of the ear buds, it may be a clue to basic processes in fetal development. 2004A. Kurjak Atlas 3D & 4D Sonography in Obstetr. & Gynecology 82/1 The ear buds make their first appearance in the 8–11-mm embryo.
2. A small earphone designed to fit into the ear.
1983Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois) 15 Dec. i. 12/4 (advt.) Panasonic Stereo Headphones... Detachable headband changes phones into unique ear bud design. 1994N. Baker Fermata vi. 74 Writing is solitary enough (especially the way I'm writing now, which is with a set of earbuds in, listening to music). 2005Financial Times (Nexis) 21 Sept. 4 It shows your address book, caller ID details or an image but the headset itself is an earbud on a wire. |