bud blast
n.— «“Bud blast,” as it is called in the orchid world, is when buds turn color, shrivel up and fall off.» —“Orchids: But They Like It Hot, Hot, Hot” by Arthur Chadwick Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) Aug. 27, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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