"bud off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: buds off [present, singular, third-person], budding off [participle, present], budded off [participle, past], budded off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bud off (third-person singular simple present buds off, present participle budding off, simple past and past participle budded off)
  1. 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.

Inflected forms

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