SIMURG
bud
EN
n.
Name given to a small part of the vine shoot which rests between the leaf stalk or petiole and the shoot stem. 1
The bud contains three miniature, compressed (primordial) shoots. Normally the best developed of these shoots (from the `primary' bud) bursts at budbreak. Bourgeon is French for bud. Grapevine buds are classified as compound and fruitful; their development is complex. 2
During their formation, buds are directly affected by the amount of sunlight to which they are exposed. Buds that develop in sunlight initiate more flowers than buds that develop in the shade. 3
[ˈbəd] 4
Bud: 1398, bodde, origin unknown, perhaps from O.Fr. boter "push forward, thrust," itself a Gmc. word (cf. Du. bot "bud," O.S. budil "bag, purse," Ger. Beutel), or from O.E. budd "beetle". 5
Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Corso di Laurea per Traduttori e Interpreti
Monica Mignacco, rev. Mannucci, Gerbaudo
1 : «http://www.wineaustralia.com/australia/Default.aspx?tabid=1028», (17/10/2011)
2 : «http://www.winepros.com.au/jsp/cda/reference/oxford_entry.jsp?entry_id=468», (21/08/2009)
3 : «http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/fst/faculty/acree/fs430/notes_martinson/01natlhist.html», (21/08/2009)
4 : «http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bud?show=0&t=1318835531», (17/10/2011)
5 : «http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=bud», (21/08/2009)