in the bud's Usage Examples:

contortiplicate aestivation The corolla of Merremia tuberosa was contortiplicate in the bud.

The flower petals are creamy-white or white in the bud, then pale pink, and finally fade again to white.

across, consisting of mostly creamy, seldom yellow flowers, that curve in the bud to the center of the head.

The petals are free, usually crumpled in the bud, and sometimes in the open flower (e.

sheaths closed, except near collar, and papery when dry; leaves rolled in the bud; ligates up to 0.

from belonging to other plant families are the petals being crumpled in the bud and the many-layered outer integument of the seed.

2 in) long, very strongly curved towards the center of the head in the bud, and orange to crimson in colour.

The petals are crumpled in the bud and as blooming finishes, the petals often lie flat before falling away.

While still in the bud, the pollen is transferred from the anthers to the pollen-presenter, a.

New leaves in the bud are usually involute (rolled towards the upper surface) or conduplicate.

I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I'll nip him in the bud"), malapropisms and other unfortunate turns of phrase ("Why we should.

Synonyms:

personal; in the flesh;

Antonyms:

impersonal; public; objective;