| sprout | vi 1. have young shoots, bertunas: the bulbs are beginning to ~, bebawang itu mula bertunas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inchoate | adj (fml) just begun and thus not properly developed, baru /bertunas, bercambah/, belum sempurna; (of plan) baru berputik, belum sempurna; (of need, longing, wish, etc) baru bersemi: his head is full of ~ ideas, kepalanya penuh dgn gagasan-gagasan yg baru bertunas; the plan was ~ and disorganized, rancangan itu belum sempurna dan tdk teratur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| burgeon | vi 1. produce buds, bertunas; 2. flourish, berkembang: the town ~ed into a city, pekan itu berkembang menjadi bandar raya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| seed-bed | 2. place in which st develops, tempat bertunas(nya): their house had become a ~ of conflicts, rumah mereka telah menjadi tempat bertunasnya konflik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bud | vi a. produce undeveloped branches, leaves, bertunas; b. produce undeveloped flowers, mengeluarkan kudup: the rose bushes are ~ding, pohon mawar itu mengeluarkan kudup; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shoot | 5. try to score a goal, mencuba menjaringkan gol: “S~!”, (gen) “Masuk!” , “Gol!”; (in football) “Tendang!”; (in hockey) “Pukul!”; 6.send out new shoots, bertunas, bertaruk; (at apex of plant or end of branch) berpucuk, bertaruk: the bean seed sends down a root before it starts to ~, biji kacang mengeluarkan akar sebelum bertunas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bud | n 1. rudimentary growth of, a. (branch, leaf) tunas: ~ grafting, cantuman tunas; b. (of flower) kudup; in ~, a. producing undeveloped branches or leaves, sedang bertunas; b. producing undeveloped flowers, mengeluarkan kudup; 2. partially opened flower, kuntum; 3. any bud-like growth, tunas: taste ~, tunas rasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |