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Also Inflected form of bud

budding

bud·ding

UK/ˈbʌdiŋ/ US/ˈbʌdɪŋ/ uncommon

noun

1.

reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent

adjective

1.

beginning to develop

  • “a budding genius”

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