burgeon
(verb) grow and flourish; “The burgeoning administration”; “The burgeoning population”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
burgeon (plural burgeons)
(obsolete) A bud, sprout, shoot.
burgeon (third-person singular simple present burgeons, present participle burgeoning, simple past and past participle burgeoned)
(intransitive) To grow or expand.
Synonyms: blossom, expand, grow, sprout
(intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting.
(intransitive, archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.
Synonyms: blossom, bud, green, sprout
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"geon, v. i.
Definition: To bud. See Bourgeon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
