Budding meaning
A type of asexual reproduction in which a new individual or branch develops from an outgrowth on the body of a plant or certain lower animals.
noun
The definition of budding is something that is just starting to grow or show promise.
An example of something that would be described as budding is a plant that has just begun to grow branches and leaves.
An example of something that would be described as budding is the new career of a talented person who shows great promise in the field.
adjective
Being in an early developmental stage.
A gallery with the works of budding artists.
adjective
(plural buddings)
noun
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A form of asexual reproduction in living organisms in which new individuals form from outgrowths (buds) on the bodies of mature organisms. These outgrowths grow by means of mitotic cell division. Many simple multicellular animals such as hydras and unicellular organisms such as yeasts reproduce by budding.