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Definitions for Bourgeon
[1] burgeon.
[2] to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
[3] to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often followed by out, forth ).
[4] to put forth, as buds.
[5] a bud; sprout.
[6] a variant spelling of burgeon
[7] (often foll by forth or out ) (of a plant) to sprout (buds)
[8] (intr ; often foll by forth or out) to develop or grow rapidly; flourish
[9] a bud of a plant
Words nearby Bourgeon
bourg, bourgeois, bourgeoise, bourgeoisie, bourgeoisify, bourgeon, bourges, bourget, bourgogne, bourguiba, bourguignon
Origin of Bourgeon
urgeon1275–1325; (noun) Middle English burjon, burion shoot, bud < Anglo-French burjun, burg(e)on; Old French burjon < Vulgar Latin *burriōne(m ), accusative of *burriō, derivative of Late Latin burra wool, fluff (cf. bourrée, bureau), presumably from the down covering certain buds; (v.) Middle English burg(e)onen, borgen < Anglo-French, Old French, derivative of the noun
Word origin for Bourgeon
urgeonC13: from Old French burjon , perhaps ultimately from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth; from the downiness of certain buds