leafbud
Embryonic plant growth
A leafbud is a bud on a plant that will develop into leaves rather than flowers.
Gardeners and botanists distinguish leafbuds from flower buds when pruning or predicting growth: The leafbuds are just starting to swell on the maple.
New plant emergence
- shootDischarge or capture
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- unfurlSpread out from rolled
- emergeCome out into view
tendril · node · tip · meristem · primordium · stem · branch · twig
Relating to spring
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- thawReturn to liquid
- renewalMaking current again
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
freshness · tender · new growth · seasonal · deciduous · perennial · warming · birch
Light-to-sugar conversion in plants
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- petioleA leaf's supporting stem
- axilStem-leaf angle
- stipuleBasal leaf appendage
dormancy · auxin · cambium · xylem · phloem · cell division · plant tissue · terminal
sprout
New plant emergence
- shootDischarge or capture
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- unfurlSpread out from rolled
emerge · tendril · node · tip · meristem · primordium · stem · branch · twig · sapling
vernal
Relating to spring
rebirth · freshness · tender · new growth · seasonal · deciduous · perennial · warming · birch · willow
photosynthesis
Light-to-sugar conversion in plants
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- petioleA leaf's supporting stem
- axilStem-leaf angle
stipule · dormancy · auxin · cambium · xylem · phloem · cell division · plant tissue · terminal · lateral
potential
Latent capacity for development
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- beginningInitial stage of something
nascent · incipient · emerging · unfolding · future · possibility · harbinger · sign · omen · prospect