Definition of budding Budding

/bʌˈdɪŋ/ - [buding] -

We found 10 definitions of budding from 5 different sources.

What does budding mean?

Noun Plural: buddings
budding - reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
Adjective
budding - beginning to develop; "a budding genius"

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budding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bud
budding (n.)
The act or process of producing buds.
budding (n.)
A process of asexual reproduction, in which a new organism or cell is formed by a protrusion of a portion of the animal or vegetable organism, the bud thus formed sometimes remaining attached to the parent stalk or cell, at other times becoming free; gemmation. See Hydroidea.
budding (n.)
The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant upon another stock by inserting a bud under the bark.

Budding is a way of asexual reproduction. With budding, a new organism grows on another one. It stays attached, while it grows. Only when it is fully grown does it detach from the parent organism. Since the reproduction is asexual, the newly created organism is a clone and is genetically identical to the parent organism.

Budding is very common in plants and fungi. Sometimes it can also be found with animals, for example with hydras or sponges.