bourgeon — meaning in English

English meaning

• bud noun A small swelling on a plant that will develop into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
• burgeon verb To grow or expand.
• button noun A small disc sewn onto clothing and pushed through a hole to fasten it.

Senses

bourgeon is used for these senses in English:

• bud A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.
• bud A small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism.
• burgeon (obsolete) A bud, sprout, or shoot.
• button (botany) A bud.

bud — full definition

1. noun A small swelling on a plant that will develop into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
2. noun Something in an early stage of development.
3. noun Slang for marijuana, especially the dried flowering part of the cannabis plant.
4. verb To produce or begin developing buds, or to start growing in a similar early way.
5. noun An informal, friendly term of address for a man, similar to "buddy" or "pal."

burgeon — full definition

1. verb To grow or expand.
2. verb To swell to the point of bursting.
3. verb Of plants, to bloom, bud.

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