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(flower) bud
promising young person; budding beauty
庭の桜の莟が少しずつ色づき始めた。
The cherry blossom buds in the garden have started to color little by little.
朝露に濡れた莟がやがて花を開くだろう。
The buds wet with morning dew will soon bloom into flowers.
莟のまま枯れてしまったバラを剪定した。
I pruned the roses that had withered while still in bud.