I. noun
or bour·geon ˈbərjən, ˈbə̄j-, ˈbəij-
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English burjon, burjoun bud, from Old French burjon, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin burrion-, burrio, from Late Latin burra shaggy cloth; probably from the downiness of some buds — more at bureau
: bud , sprout
II. intransitive verb
or bourgeon “
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English burjonen, burjounen, from burjon, burjoun, n.
: to grow or begin to grow like a plant : develop
hope that the festival will burgeon slowly but steadily — New York Times
as
a. : to be full to the point of bursting : swell
the great burgeoning of a full barn — Meridel Le Sueur
b. : to spring up suddenly : sprout
only stick a root or a seed in the ground for some lush green thing to burgeon … like magic — Marcia Davenport
c. : to expand rapidly and widely : flourish
the love of the narrative and the hero burgeoned in the drum songs — Jeremy Ingalls
tiny events which burgeon into national alarums — Herman Wouk
d. : to burst into bloom : blossom
when the flame trees and jacaranda are burgeoning — Alan Carmichael