Buds

Plant organs from which shoots, leaves, flowers, or whole plants develop. Distinguished are apical (terminal) buds at the tip of the shoot, axillary buds in the leaf axils, dormant buds that may remain unchanged for a year and sprout only under certain conditions, and adventitious buds located on the stem or root outside the leaf axils. Floral and leaf buds develop into the corresponding organs; …

Plant organs from which shoots, leaves, flowers, or whole plants develop. Distinguished are apical (terminal) buds at the tip of the shoot, axillary buds in the leaf axils, dormant buds that may remain unchanged for a year and sprout only under certain conditions, and adventitious buds located on the stem or root outside the leaf axils. Floral and leaf buds develop into the corresponding organs; a group bud gives rise to whole plants.