What does bourgeon mean?

Definitions for bourgeon
ˈbɜr dʒənbour·geon

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sproutverb

    produce buds, branches, or germinate

    "the potatoes sprouted"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Bourgeonverb

    To sprout; to shoot into branches; to put forth buds.

    Etymology: bourgeonner, Fr.

    Long may the dew of heaven distil upon them, to make them bourgeon, and propagate among themselves. James Howell.

    O that I had the fruitful heads of Hydra,
    That one might bourgeon where another fell!
    Still would I give thee work! John Dryden, Don Sebastian.

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  1. bourgeon

    Bourgeon refers to the process of a plant or bud beginning to grow or develop. It can also symbolically refer to someone or something that is beginning to grow, develop or flourish.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bourgeonverb

    to sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bourgeon

    bur′jun, v.i. to put forth sprouts or buds: to grow. [Fr. bourgeon, a bud, shoot.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bourgeon in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bourgeon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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