buds

Nascent plant growths

Buds is the plural of bud—the small swelling on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot: The trees are covered in buds.

Taste buds are sensory organs on the tongue.

As slang, buds means friends or companions, from buddy: Me and my buds are going to the game.

Buds also refers informally to cannabis flower: He picked up some buds from the dispensary.

botanical

sprouts

New growth from seeds

petals · grafting · pruning · dormant · flowering · bloom · unfurling · growth · seedling · stem

cannabis

marijuana

Psychoactive hemp plant

  • weedUninvited plant
  • flowerPlant's reproductive organ
  • nugsCannabis flower portions

dank · THC · dispensary · strain · indica · sativa · trichomes · sticky · grinder · stash

friendship

pals

Informal term for companions

  • buddiesInformal term for friends
  • friendsVoluntary close relations
  • matesFriends or breeding partners

chums · companions · bros · homies · besties · amigos · comrades · sidekicks · cronies · confidants

taste

papillae

Small tissue protrusions

receptors · gustatory · tasting · savoring · bitter · sweet · sour · salty · umami · sensation

earbuds

wireless

Untethered signal transmission

earphones · audio · listening · music · podcasts · charging · case · silicon · tips · noise-canceling

Categories
Opposites
botanical development stage

budswilted flowers

Dying plant matter

full bloom · dead flowers · fallen petals · blooms · blossoms

growth trajectory

budsdies

Stops being alive

withers · shrinks · decays · wilts · shrivels

friendship/social relationship

budsenemies

Hostile opposing parties

foes · adversaries · rivals · antagonists · nemeses

Phrases
Family

bud, budding, budded, rosebud, taste bud

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G