Inflected forms: bur·geoned, bur·geon·ing, bur·geons 1a. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout. b. To begin to grow or blossom. 2. To grow and flourish.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English burgeonen, from Old French borjoner, from burjon, a bud, from Vulgar Latin *burri, burrin-, from Late Latin burra, a shaggy garment.
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