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Synonyms
bur·geon,
also bour·geon (bûŕjən)

[Middle English burgeonen, from Old French borjoner, from burjon, a bud, from Vulgar Latin* burriō, burriōn-, from Late Latin burra, a shaggy garment.]

intransitive verb: -geoned, also -geoned, -geon·ing, -geon·ing, -geons, -geons 

    1. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
    2. To begin to grow or blossom.
  2. To grow or develop rapidly.