flower bud
noun
: a plant bud that produces only a flower
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Cut off the flower bud or spent flower and all but the top leaf or two. 
Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2022 Garlic scapes are the tender stem and flower bud of the hardneck garlic plant that also produces the garlic bulbs with many cloves. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2022 The farmstand worker encouraged me to roast the greens whole: stem and flower bud along with the leaves. Jonathan Kauffman, Bon Appétit, 13 Apr. 2022 Using the same corn masa that is used for many other Latin American staple dishes, pupusas are traditionally filled with beans, cheese, pork, squash, and loroco, a native flower bud that is a staple ingredient in Salvadoran cuisine. Noé Sandoval, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2021 Garden personnel first noticed the flower bud in mid-September, and in just over a month, the bud has become about half a meter (over 3 feet) tall, with the narrow stem reaching up to 2 meters (over 6 feet) high. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 Oct. 2021 The plant, which is found on the Indonesian island of Java, is notoriously difficult to bloom, but a volunteer tended this 6-year-old plant, which produced a flower bud in mid-September. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2021 Cutting back the new growth in summer allows better air circulation and encourages flower bud formation for the following spring. oregonlive, 3 July 2021 Its thin porcelain walls suggest Ohr, but are turned in on themselves, like a flower bud set to open. New York Times, 13 June 2021 See More
Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2022 Garlic scapes are the tender stem and flower bud of the hardneck garlic plant that also produces the garlic bulbs with many cloves. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2022 The farmstand worker encouraged me to roast the greens whole: stem and flower bud along with the leaves. Jonathan Kauffman, Bon Appétit, 13 Apr. 2022 Using the same corn masa that is used for many other Latin American staple dishes, pupusas are traditionally filled with beans, cheese, pork, squash, and loroco, a native flower bud that is a staple ingredient in Salvadoran cuisine. Noé Sandoval, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2021 Garden personnel first noticed the flower bud in mid-September, and in just over a month, the bud has become about half a meter (over 3 feet) tall, with the narrow stem reaching up to 2 meters (over 6 feet) high. Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 Oct. 2021 The plant, which is found on the Indonesian island of Java, is notoriously difficult to bloom, but a volunteer tended this 6-year-old plant, which produced a flower bud in mid-September. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2021 Cutting back the new growth in summer allows better air circulation and encourages flower bud formation for the following spring. oregonlive, 3 July 2021 Its thin porcelain walls suggest Ohr, but are turned in on themselves, like a flower bud set to open. New York Times, 13 June 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1703, in the meaning defined above