rosebud
noun/ˈroʊzbʌd/
Frequency rank: #16,337 most common English word
Meaning
a rose flower that has not yet opened; a bud of a rose.
Example sentence
The little girl smiled when she found rosebud on the garden bush, not yet in full bloom.
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