~ 1
■ noun
1》 a compact knob-like growth on a plant which develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
2》 Biology an outgrowth from an organism that separates to form a new individual asexually.
3》 Zoology a rudimentary leg or other appendage of an animal which has not yet grown, or never will grow, to full size.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ding , ~ded ) Biology form a ~.
↘graft a ~ of (a plant) on to another plant.
Origin
ME: of unknown origin.
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~ 2
■ noun N. Amer. informal another term for ~dy .