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 Definitions of burgeon  [ˈbɜr dʒən]  

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Definition of 'burgeon' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) burgeon
to grow or develop quickly; flourish:
The town burgeoned into a city.

2.  burgeon
to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often fol. by out, forth).

Etymology:  (1300–50; ME burjon, burion shoot, bud < OF burjon < VL *burriōnem)

Definition of 'burgeon' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) burgeon
grow and flourish
"The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"


Definition of 'burgeon' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) burgeon
to bud. See Bourgeon



'burgeon' - Nearby Entries  

buret  burette  burgeon  burgeon forth  burgess  burgh  burgher  



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