[ˈbəːdʒ(ə)n], (Verb)

Definitions:
- begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
(e.g: the city's suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bourgeonner ‘put out buds’, from borjon ‘bud’, based on late Latin burra ‘wool’

[ˈbəːdʒ(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bud or young shoot


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bourgeonner ‘put out buds’, from borjon ‘bud’, based on late Latin burra ‘wool’