burgeon
burgeon Lexical Profile
burgeon Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To begin to grow, expand, or increase rapidly; to flourish.
"What started as a modest weekend market soon began to burgeon into a thriving regional trade hub."
To put forth buds, sprouts, or new shoots (of a plant or tree).
"The willow trees along the riverbank began to burgeon at the first sign of spring."
• noun
A bud, sprout, or new shoot of a plant (now primarily literary or archaic).
"The warm April rain coaxed green burgeons from the bare branches of the orchard trees."
Word Nuance & Usage
In contemporary English, the verb is most frequently encountered in its present participial form, 'burgeoning,' used as an adjective to describe something growing or expanding rapidly.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French 'burjon' (meaning 'bud' or 'new shoot'), of uncertain ultimate origin, though likely connected to Late Latin 'burra' ('shaggy wool') in reference to the downy texture of early spring buds.
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