What do you call a flower before it opens?

Question

What do you call a flower before it opens?

Answer 1

It depends on who you speak to and what flower you are referring to.

A ‘bud’ can contain embryo leaves OR an embryo flower.

Some unopened flowers are called a ‘Bract’.

Some are called a ‘Calyx’.

Some are called ‘Inflorescence’ or ‘Floret’.

Some unopened flowers are a ‘Spathe’.

But I think the most common and ‘general’ term used by most people is ‘bud’.

Answer 2

A bud, seedling.

Answer 3

i think its called a bud

Answer 4

It is generally refered to as the flower bud.

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Answer 5

bud

Answer 6

A BUD  

Answer 7

A  bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of the stem. Once formed, a bud may remain for some time in a dormant condition, or it may form a shoot immediately.

The buds of many woody plants, especially in temperate or cold climates, are protected by a covering of modified leaves called scales which tightly enclose the more delicate parts of the bud. Many bud scales are covered by a gummy substance which serves as added protection.

Answer 8

a bud