(archaic) Alternative form of ods bodikin

Of a bud, to split from its parent and form a new plant, etc.; of a plant, to have a bud split off and form a new plant.

The bud or germ of a seed; an ovule.

Alternative form of farcy bud

To remove a bud [from a plant] to prevent flower and fruit from forming. / (idiomatic) To stop something at an early stage.

An immature ear of maize from which the threadlike silks emerge.

An underdeveloped mammalian ear. / A small earphone designed to be placed in the ear canal for use with portable sound systems. / (South Africa) A cotton swab.

(informal, intransitive) To don a pair of ear buds in preparation for listening to a portable sound system.

(botany) A bud which develops into a leaf or a leafy branch.

(obsolete) A marigold or its blossom.