What is the bud of a flower?

In botany, a bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of a stem. Once formed, a bud may remain for some time in a dormant condition, or it may form a shoot immediately. Buds may be specialized to develop flowers or short shoots, or may have the potential for general shoot development. read more

A flower bud is a swelling or the formation of a premature flower bloom. A bud will eventually produce a flower. As a plant matures it may form a flower bud from which it will produce a bloom and ultimately a seed. read more

a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud), the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud), or both (mixed bud). an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant. read more