Emily Dickinson Lexicon

bud (-s), n. [ME.] (webplay: bloom, flower, grow, plant, stem, winter).

1. Blossom; colorful petals; (see Isaiah 18:5).
2. Spring; time of unfolding; month when plants sprout; season of renewal.
3. Sprout; shoot; kernel; [fig.] genesis; emergence; coming forth; (see Isaiah 61:11).
4. Top part of a flower; head of a blossoming plant.
5. Pod; casque; floral hip.
6. Gem; hybernacle; closed blossom.
7. Flag; banner; standard; pennant; ensign; colors; beacon.