English → Latin
“bud” in Latin
gemmaA bud or eye of a plant.; A gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone.; A thing made of precious stones.germenshoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo, fetusoculuseye; sight, vision; luminary of the sun and starscalyxthe bud, cup, or calyx of a flower or nut; a plant of two kinds, resembling the arum; perhaps the monk's hood; epicarp (gemmōto bud, put forth buds; to be adorned with gems and precious stones; to glitter, sparklegerminōto sprout; to bud; to growpullulōto put forth, sprout out, come forth; to bring forth young; to spread, grow, increaseflōrēscōto flower (begin to blossom); to begin to prosper or flourishvigēscōto become lively or vigorous; to begin to bloom or flourishgermĭnātĭoa sprouting forth
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bud 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.
bud 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.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bud?
- The usual Latin words for “bud” are gemma, germen, oculus; also calyx, gemmō, germinō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.