bud

つぼみ、芽

開くと葉や花になる、植物にできる小さなふくらみ。

やさしい英語で： A small growth on a plant that will open into a leaf or flower.

• A green bud appeared on the branch.
• The rose buds opened this morning.
• These trees are already in bud.

類義語： nug, marijuana, bhang, benj

よく使う表現： flower bud, rose bud, in bud

芽、原基

発達し始めたばかりのものの、小さな部分や最初の兆し。

やさしい英語で： A small part or sign of something that is just beginning to develop.

• The scan showed a small limb bud.
• Breast buds usually appear early in puberty.
• Each bud developed into a new part of the body.

類義語： early growth

よく使う表現： breast bud, limb bud, early bud

芽吹く、芽を出す

開くと葉や花になる小さな芽を出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To develop small growths that will open into leaves or flowers.

• The trees bud in spring.
• Our roses budded early this year.
• Are the apple trees budding yet?

よく使う表現： bud in spring, begin to bud, bud early

芽生える、萌す

植物の新芽のように、成長や発展が始まること。

やさしい英語で： To start growing or developing, like a new plant shoot.

• Hope began to bud again.
• Small horns were budding on the young goat.
• Their romance budded during the long journey.

使い方： bud into something (Their friendship slowly budded into love.)

類義語： develop, emerge, grow

よく使う表現： begin to bud, bud into something, hope begins to bud

出芽する

親の体にできた小さな芽が離れ、新しい個体になること。

やさしい英語で： To produce a new living thing from a small growth that separates from the parent.

• Yeast cells bud to reproduce.
• A new hydra budded from its parent's side.
• The daughter cell buds off when it is ready.

使い方： bud off from something (New cells bud off from the parent cell.)

よく使う表現： bud off, bud from something, yeast cells bud