Budew (Japanese: スボミー Subomie) is a dual-type Grass/Poison baby Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.
It evolves into Roselia when leveled up with high friendship during the day, which evolves into Roserade when exposed to a Shiny Stone.
Biology
Budew is a bipedal, rosebud-like Pokémon. It is one of the shortest Grass-type Pokémon. Its face is yellow with small, slit-like eyes. It appears to be wearing a green bib and has triangular, stubby yellow feet. When the two vines that are on top of its head open up, a big spot can be seen on each. One vine has a blue spot, while the other has a red spot.
Budew keeps its buds closed during the cold winter, but opens them again in the spring and releases poisonous pollen. The pollen it scatters induces harsh sneezing and runny noses, and is more toxic depending on how clean the water it was fed with was. Budew's bud beginning to open is seen as the imminent arrival of spring. It lives near clean pools and ponds.
Evolution
Budew evolves into Roselia, which evolves into Roserade.
In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
In Dawn of a New Era!, Nando used a Budew in battles against Dawn's Piplup and Ash's Pikachu, and it evolved into Roselia during the latter battle. It later evolved into a Roserade prior to Coming Full-Festival Circle!.
Other
In Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan!, Forsythia's flashback featured a Budew. It is now her Roserade.
Minor appearances
Budew debuted in Following A Maiden's Voyage!.
A Budew appeared in The Champ Twins!.
Multiple Budew appeared in The Rise of Darkrai.
In Lost Leader Strategy!, a Budew was under Reggie's care.
A Budew appeared in Enter Galactic!.
A Budew appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1). Five additional Budew appeared in the follow-up episode.
A Budew appeared in Stopped in the Name of Love!.
A Budew appeared in Sliding Into Seventh!.
In the opening sequence of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, a Budew was in an Aroma Lady's field of flowers.
A Budew appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Budew was outside of Professor Rowan's lab in DPS01.
A Trainer's Budew appeared in Thawing an Icy Panic!.
In Under the Pledging Tree!, multiple Trainers' Budew attended the Coumarine City Festival.
In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Budew was living in the forest.
Two Budew appeared in A Frolicking Find in the Flowers!. One was mistaken for an Eevee.
In Seeing the Forest for the Trees!, a Budew, Scatterbug, Oddish, Sentret, and Zigzagoon were brought into a cave to join Ash in the Winding Woods.
A wild Budew appeared in Till We Compete Again!.
In A Little Rocket R & R!, two Trainers' Budew were captured by the Matori Matrix but later freed by Ash and his friends.
In A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!, a Budew was in the Wild Area.
A Budew appeared in Nightfall? Nightmares!.
A Trainer's Budew appeared in The Gates of Warp!.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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DP004
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Budew
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Ash's Pokédex
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Budew, the Bud Pokémon. In winter, it keeps its bud closed to survive the cold, but then opens it again in the spring.
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Pokémon: Twilight Wings
In Assistant, an Office Worker's Budew was in Macro Cosmos's office.
In the manga
Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic
A Budew appears in Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic as Crawford's partner.
Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl
Multiple Budew appeared in PDP09.
Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!
A Budew appeared in PBK1.
Pokémon Adventures
A Budew was silhouetted in Stagestruck Starly.
Budew appears in Passing by Probopass and Maneuvering around Magnezone under the ownership of a Trainer. Another Budew briefly appears in A Skuffle with Skorupi where Platinum tries to catch one, but fails at the last second.
A Budew appeared in Cold Storage Battle.
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
Two Budew appeared in The Mystery Boy, Jun!!. Hareta tried to catch one, while the other appeared in a fantasy.
A Trainer's Budew appeared in Beauty Contest: The Pokémon Super Contest!!, where it was participating in a Pokémon Super Contest.
In the TCG
- Main article: Budew (TCG)
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #025
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Johto #—
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Diamond
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Over the winter, it closes its bud and endures the cold. In spring, the bud opens and releases pollen.
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Pearl
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It lives alongside clear ponds. It scatters pollen that induces harsh sneezing and runny noses.
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Platinum
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Sensitive to changing temperature, the bud is said to bloom when it feels the sun's warm touch.
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HeartGold
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When it feels the sun's warm touch, it opens its bud to release pollen. It lives alongside clear pools.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Unova B2W2: #133
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Black
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Sensitive to changing temperature, the bud is said to bloom when it feels the sun's warm touch.
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White
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Black 2
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Sensitive to changing temperatures, the bud blooms when it's warm, releasing toxic pollen.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Central #071
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Hoenn #097
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X
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When it feels the sun's warm touch, it opens its bud to release pollen. It lives alongside clear pools.
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Y
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Over the winter, it closes its bud and endures the cold. In spring, the bud opens and releases pollen.
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Omega Ruby
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When it feels the sun's warm touch, it opens its bud to release pollen. It lives alongside clear pools.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Over the winter, it closes its bud and endures the cold. In spring, the bud opens and releases pollen.
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Generation VIII
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Galar #059
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Sinnoh #025
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Hisui #089
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Sword
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The pollen it releases contains poison. If this Pokémon is raised on clean water, the poison's toxicity is increased.
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Shield
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This Pokémon is highly sensitive to temperature changes. When its bud starts to open, that means spring is right around the corner.
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Brilliant Diamond
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Over the winter, it closes its bud and endures the cold. In spring, the bud opens and releases pollen.
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Shining Pearl
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It lives alongside clear ponds. It scatters pollen that induces harsh sneezing and runny noses.
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Legends: Arceus
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When the sun's light strengthens, the bud atop this Pokémon's head opens. This is a sign to the people that the harsh winter is over, and the season of budding has begun.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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40
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100 - 147
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190 - 284
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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35
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36 - 95
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67 - 185
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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Total: 280
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Budew is available in Sword and Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Budew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Budew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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LA
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Budew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Budew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Budew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Budew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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BDSP
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Budew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Budew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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SwSh
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Budew in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Budew in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Budew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Budew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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BDSP
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Budew in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Budew in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Budew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Budew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Budew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Budew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Budew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Budew
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Budew
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Budew
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(Cut ×1)
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Not available in the past.
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Browser entry R-145
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It launches leaf blades around itself.
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds
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Base HP: 45
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Base Attack: 66
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Base Defense: 49
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Base Speed: 60
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Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
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Other sprites
Trivia
- The Japanese title of Dawn of a New Era!, Pochama VS Subomie! Hikari's First Battle!!, caused confusion upon release since Budew had not yet been revealed to the public.
- Budew is the only one of its evolutionary line whose English name differs from its Japanese name.
- Budew and Roserade are the only Pokémon to be adjacent in the National Pokédex order and yet have an evolutionary stage in between them.
- Budew is tied with Foongus and Shroodle for the shortest Poison-type Pokémon.
- The Budew Drop Inn in Motostoke is named after Budew, and its company logo depicts a Budew.
Origin
Budew may be based on a rose bud.
Name origin
Budew may be a combination of bud and dew.
Subomie may be a corruption of 蕾 tsubomi (flower bud).
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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スボミー Subomie
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From 蕾 tsubomi
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French
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Rozbouton
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From rose and bouton
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Spanish
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Budew
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Same as English name
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German
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Knospi
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From Knospe
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Italian
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Budew
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Same as English name
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Korean
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꼬몽울 Komongul
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From 꼬마 kkoma, 꽃 kkot, 방울 bang'ul, and possibly 멍울 meong-ul
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Mandarin Chinese
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含羞苞 Hánxiūbāo
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From 含羞草 hánxiūcǎo, 羞 xiū, and 苞 bāo
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Cantonese Chinese
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含羞苞 Hàhmsāubāau
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From 含羞草 hàhmsāuchóu, 羞 sāu, and 苞 bāau
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More languages
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Hindi
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बाडिउ Budew
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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ซึโบมี Suebomi
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Transcription of Japanese name
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Related articles
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