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latent bud

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latent bud [′lāt·ənt ′bəd]
(botany)
An axillary bud whose development is inhibited, sometimes for many years, due to the influence of apical and other buds. Also known as dormant bud.


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But when latent buds are forced open beneath pruned shoots, there is actually less trunk growth on a pruned than on an unpruned tree.
 
 
 
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