Bud
Definition: Buds: plural noun and third person present. A compact growth on a plant that develops into a
leaf, flower, or shoot. (Of a plant or animal) form a bud. A friendly form of address from one boy or man to another.
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Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people.
John Quincy Adams