Word Meaning

budding definition and meaning

p. pr. & vb. n. of Bud
n. The act or process of producing buds.
n. A process of asexual reproduction, in which a new organism or cell is formed by a protrusion of a portion of the animal or vegetable organism, the bud thus formed sometimes remaining attached to the parent stalk or cell, at other times becoming free; gemmation. See Hydroidea.
n. The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant upon another stock by inserting a bud under the bark.

Crossword clues for budding

- Beginning to develop
- Starting to show a particular talent
- Would-be