bourgeon

English

Verb

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

1. Obsolete form of burgeon.
   • 1810, Walter Scott, “(please specify the canto number or page)”, in The Lady of the Lake; […], Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for John Ballantyne and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and William Miller, →OCLC, (please specify the stanza number):

     gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow

Noun

bourgeon (plural bourgeons)

1. Obsolete form of burgeon.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bourjon, burjon, from Vulgar Latin *burriōnem, from Late Latin burra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buʁ.ʒɔ̃/

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Noun

bourgeon m (plural bourgeons)

1. bud (of plant)
2. pimple

Derived terms

• bourgeonner

Related terms

• bourre
• bureau

Further reading

• “bourgeon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

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

Noun

bourgeon m (plural bourgeons)

1. (Jersey, botany) bud