budder en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbʌ.də(ɹ)/
Etymology
From bud + -er.
Meanings
-
A plant that buds.
Grenache is an early budder.
[…] so I will begin Now while I cannot hear the city’s din; Now while the early budders are just new,
1818, John Keats, Endymion^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Endymion_(Keats)#Book_I), Book I, lines 39-41:
- A person who practices budding (a form of grafting).
- A tool used for budding.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| budders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |