BURGEON


Meaning of BURGEON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ intransitive verb ]

also bour·geon ˈbər-jən

Etymology: Middle English burjonen, from Anglo-French burjuner, from burjun bud, from Vulgar Latin * burrion-, burrio, from Late Latin burra fluff, shaggy cloth

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : to send forth new growth (as buds or branches) : sprout

b. : bloom

2. : to grow and expand rapidly : flourish

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.