Bourgeon \Bour"geon\, v. i. [OE. burjoun a bud, burjounen to
bud, F. bourgeon a bud, bourgeonner to bud; cf. OHG. burjan
to raise.]
To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.
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Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow. --Sir W.
Scott.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bourgeon
v : produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes
sprouted" [syn: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate,
burgeon forth, sprout]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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