Bud
Definition: A compact growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or
shoot. (Of a plant or animal) form a bud. A friendly form of address from one boy or man to another.
Buds: The plural form of the noun "bud" and the third-person singular present tense form of the verb "to bud."
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Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.
John Quincy Adams