芽;嫩枝
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.
Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow. --Sir W.
Scott.
bourgeon
v : produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes
sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {spud}, {germinate}, {pullulate},
{burgeon forth}, {sprout}]