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Examples of bud scale in a Sentence
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These shoots appear at the ends of branches as clusters of closely packed bud scales.
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Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2018
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First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above
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“Bud scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bud%20scale. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
bud scale
noun
: one of the leaves resembling scales that form the covering of a plant bud
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