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Definition of Budding

1. Noun. Reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent.

Definition of Budding

1. n. The act or process of producing buds.

Definition of Budding

1. Adjective. That is beginning to develop. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of bud) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Budding

1. a type of asexual reproduction [n -S]

Medical Definition of Budding

1. A type of cell division in fungi and in protozoa in which one of the daughter cells develops as a smaller protrusion from the other. Usually the position of the budding cell is defined by polarity in the mother cell. In some protozoa the budded daughter may lie within the cytoplasm of the other daughter. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Budding

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1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1892)
"budding. The process of budding is performed during the growing periods of ... Indicates the cion, or budding stick, to be used; being between points B and ..."

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