BURGEON

burgeon

(verb) grow and flourish; “The burgeoning administration”; “The burgeoning population”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

burgeon (plural burgeons)

(obsolete) A bud, sprout, shoot.

Verb

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



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