burgeon

One entry found for burgeon.

Main Entry: bur·geon
Variant(s): also bour·geon /'b&r-j&n/
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Middle English burjonen, from Anglo-French burjuner, from burjun bud, from Vulgar Latin *burrion-, burrio, from Late Latin burra fluff, shaggy cloth
1 a : to send forth new growth (as buds or branches) : SPROUT b : BLOOM
2 : to grow and expand rapidly : FLOURISH