{"id":2576,"date":"2017-12-28T23:22:06","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T23:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/bud"},"modified":"2021-06-09T21:20:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T21:20:47","slug":"bud","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/bud","title":{"rendered":"Bud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marijuana bud<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> refers to the smokeable, trichome-covered part of the female cannabis plant. The quality of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marijuana plant buds<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is frequently judged by aroma, color, and density of trichomes. It is common for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">buds of weed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be referred as nugs or cured flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI'll be your budtender for that sweet smelling marijuana <\/span><\/i><b><i>bud<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI can tell this <\/span><\/i><b><i>bud<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is high quality by its deep color and aroma.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>What Is Bud?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bud is the flower and the consumable part of the cannabis plant. This key part of the marijuana plant has been dried and cured and is ready to smoke. 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