2 definitions
for bourgeon
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Bourgeon \Bour"geon\, v. i. [OE. burjoun a bud, burjounen to
bud, F. bourgeon a bud, bourgeonner to bud; cf. OHG. burjan
to raise.]
To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.
[1913 Webster]
Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
bourgeon
v : produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes
sprouted" [syn: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate,
burgeon forth, sprout]