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burgeon

bur·geon [ búrjən ] (past and past participle bur·geoned, present participle bur·geon·ing, 3rd person present singular bur·geons)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. produce new growth: to produce new buds and leaves, or swell and develop into leaves and flowers

2. flourish: to flourish or develop rapidly

[14th century. < French bourgeonner< bourgeon "a shoot or bud" < late Latin burra "wool"]
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