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terminal bud

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terminal bud [′tər·mən·əl ‚bəd]
(botany)
A bud that develops at the apex of a stem. Also known as apical bud.


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In biology, where would you find the terminal bud - at the tip or the base of a plant?
If this pruning is done faithfully each summer and the terminal bud at the end of each branch is removed the tree will not outgrow its cover for many years if ever.
When that terminal bud is damaged or removed, new signals respond by releasing dormant buds into service to replace the missing canopy.
 
 
 
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