笌 — meaning in English

English meaning

• bud noun A small swelling on a plant that will develop into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
• burgeon verb To increase or develop.

Senses

笌 is used for these senses in English:

• bud A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.
• burgeon (obsolete) A bud, sprout, or shoot.

bud — full definition

1. noun A small swelling on a plant that will develop into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
2. noun Something in an early stage of development.
3. noun Slang for marijuana, especially the dried flowering part of the cannabis plant.
4. verb To produce or begin developing buds, or to start growing in a similar early way.
5. noun An informal, friendly term of address for a man, similar to "buddy" or "pal."

burgeon — full definition

1. verb To increase or develop.
2. verb To swell until close to bursting.
3. verb For a plant to put out buds or start to flower.

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