BUD Copy link • BUD 1. s. gemma, germen, oculus (of trees): calyx (of flowers; a little bud, calyculus). FIG., to nip in the bud, aliquid primo tempore opprimere et exstinguere. 2. v. put forth buds, gemmas agere, gemmare; germinare; pullulare. To be ready to bud, get buds, gemmascere. Budded, gemmatus. A budding, gemmatio or gemmatus; germinatio. Bud out, provenire, exsistere. Inoculate, arborem inoculare, arbori oculum inserere. Bloom, florescere, vigescere.