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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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