lateral bud

noun

, Botany.

1. axillary bud.

lateral bud

/ lăt′ər-əl /

1. See under bud

Word History and Origins

Origin of lateral bud¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

A compound bud.Main bud: The central bud of an eye.Secondary bud: The lateral bud of an eye.

From Project Gutenberg

The flowers in Pinus are monoecious, the pistillate in the position of a long shoot, taking the place of a subterminal or lateral bud, the staminate in the position of a dwarf-shoot, taking the place of a leaf-fascicle but confined to the basal part of the internode.

From Project Gutenberg

Whenever there is any obstruction above a bud the tendency is to throw the energy of the branch into a lateral bud, but if the obstruction is below the bud the branch merely thickens and growth is checked.

From Project Gutenberg