1. rosebud - Noun
2. Rosebud - Proper noun
The flower of a rose before it opens, or when but partially open.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden. Robert Southey
Queen rose of the rosebud garden of girls, Come hither, the dances are done, In gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls, Queen lily and rose in one; Shine out, little head, sunning over with curls, To the flowers, and be their sun. Alfred, Lord Tennyson
You seemed to me to be soaring far up in the blue - to be sailing in the bright light, over the heads of men. Suddenly some one tosses up a faded rosebud - a missile that should never have reached you - and down you drop to the ground. Henry James
She held the cup; and he the while Sat gazing on her playful smile, As all the wine he wished to sip Was one kiss from her rosebud lip. Letitia Elizabeth Landon
I carry about eight lip balms: Burt's Bees, Rosebud Salve, Eos. Lena Headey
Maiden, fling from thy braided hair The red rosebud that is wreathed there ; For he who planted the parent tree Is now what soon that blossom will be. Letitia Elizabeth Landon