BOURGEON

shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout

(verb) produce buds, branches, or germinate; “the potatoes sprouted”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

bourgeon (third-person singular simple present bourgeons, present participle bourgeoning, simple past and past participle bourgeoned)

Obsolete form of burgeon.

Noun

bourgeon (plural bourgeons)

Obsolete form of burgeon.

Source: Wiktionary


Bour"geon, v. i. Etym: [OE. burjoun a bud, burjounen to bud, F. bourgeon a bud, bourgeonner to bud; cf. OHG. burjan to raise.]

Definition: To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch. Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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