bourgeon

Verb

bourgeon (third-person singular simple present bourgeons, present participle bourgeoning, simple past and past participle bourgeoned)

1. Obsolete form of burgeon.
   • Sir Walter Scott

     gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow

Noun

bourgeon (plural bourgeons)

1. Obsolete form of burgeon.

Etymology

From Old French bourjon, burjon, from Vulgar Latin *burrio, *burrionem, from Late Latin burra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buʁ.ʒɔ̃/

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Noun

bourgeon m (plural bourgeons)

1. bud (of plant)

Further reading

• “bourgeon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Old French bourjon, burjon, from Vulgar Latin *burrio, *burrionem, from Late Latin burra.

Noun

bourgeon m (plural bourgeons)

1. (Jersey, botany) bud