bud

A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.

"After a long, cold winter, the trees finally began to produce buds."

Similar: budset

Something that has begun to develop.

"breast buds"

A small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism.

"In this slide, you can see a yeast cell forming buds."

To form buds.

"The trees are finally starting to bud."

To reproduce by splitting off buds.

"Yeast reproduces by budding."

To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner of a bud, as a horn.