Many cannabis users and growers often use it to refer more specifically to a cluster of female flowers or a nug of cannabis.
🔊 bud
In the Wild — Example
The bud on that plant was stacking up beautifully by week six of flower.
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In Botany, a bud refers to any newly emerging plant part, often appearing as no more than a nub.
In the Wild — Example
When I topped my vegetative plant it started pushing new buds from its stem
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