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budset en · NOUN

Etymology

From bud + set.

Meanings

  1. The development of buds on a plant.
    • The timing of budset was the most important factor in determining allocation differences between the clones. 2013, Tim D. Davis, Bruce E. Haissig, Biology of Adventitious Root Formation, →ISBN, page 252:
    • Some programs use drought stress to cause budset and harden the crop in preparation for winter. 2011, R. Parish, C. M. Johnson, G. Montgomery, Regenerating British Columbia's Forests, →ISBN, page 232:
  2. The time in a plant's lifecycle when visible buds first appear.
    • 1-year-old seedlings of P. Sylvestris show steep latitudinal clines within Finland in date of budset and in the development of frost tolerance. 2013, F.J. Bigras, Stephen Colombo, Conifer Cold Hardiness, →ISBN, page 207:
    • Proper bud pruning, green harvests where whole clusters are dumped on the ground to bolster final berry concentration, as well as a myriad of intensive practices between budset and harvest. 2009 March 14, Gord Stimmell, “Great value this week reflects industry's best”, in Toronto Star:
  3. A bud, immature shoot, or growth tip on a cultivated plant.
    • And growers using AQUA-GRO report greater budsets and faster crops with better rooting. 1985, Interior Landscape Industry - Volume 2, Issues 7-12, page 75:
    • White tea budsets are shaded for approximately the final three weeks of their time on the bush. 2011, Mary Lou Heiss, Robert J. Heiss, The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide, →ISBN:
    • Only budsets (immature leaves, shoots, or tips) are harvested to produce white tea. 2010, Cynthia Gold, Lise Stern, Culinary Tea, →ISBN, page 21:
  4. A variety of tea made from the budsets of the tea plant.
    • Assam bush is the best choice for making many world famous teas, but not for white tea, either budset or leaf style. 2011, Mary Lou Heiss, Robert J. Heiss, The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide, →ISBN:

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Synonyms

bud (immature shoot or growth tip) · white tea (variety of tea)