among gardeners, that part of a seed which first begins to sprout, or rather the leaves first put forth: These in some plants are two; in others, four; and in others again, six, or even more.

Bud is also used for the sprout from whence a branch arises.

Bud, in country-affairs, likewise denotes a weaned calf of the first year; so called, because the horns are then in the bud.