The phrase "tiny buds" refers to small, undeveloped or newly formed parts of a plant that will eventually grow into leaves, flowers, or other plant structures. Full definition
Everyone's tiny buds suck so I'm not interested in them at the moment. (theverge.com)
A few days after fertilization, so - called neural crest cells migrate to the soon - to - be head, where they help form tiny buds of tissue that eventually develop into facial bones. (sciencemag.org)
Chisholm first observed the vesicles in 2008 when one of her graduate students, Anne Thompson, spotted tiny buds on the surface of Prochlorococcus under an electron microscope. (sciencemag.org)