bud scale
noun
Origin of bud scale
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby bud scale
bucureşti,
bucyrus,
bud,
bud fission,
bud mutation,
bud scale,
bud sport,
bud stick,
bud variation,
bud-sex,
buda
Example sentences from the Web for bud scale
The scars on the stem are of three kinds, leaf, bud-scale, and flower-cluster scars.
Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf |Jane H. NewellThe bud-scale scar is quite different from the other trees which we have examined.
Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf |Jane H. NewellThe Lilac also shows a gradation from bud-scale to simple leaf.
The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for bud scale
bud scale
noun
one of the hard protective sometimes hairy or resinous specialized leaves surrounding the buds of certain plants, such as the rhododendron