Meaning of BUDDING
| Pronunciation: | | b'uding
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- [n] reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
- [adj] beginning to develop; "a budding genius"
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| | Synonyms: | | undeveloped |
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| | See Also: | | agamogenesis, asexual reproduction | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bud"ding\, n.
1. The act or process of producing buds.
2. (Biol.) 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}.
3. The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant upon
another stock by inserting a bud under the bark.
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| | Definition: | | - Asexual reproduction (usually in yeasts) beginning as a protuberance from the parent cell that grows to become a daughter cell.
- Release of an enveloped virus through the plasma membrane of an animal cell.
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