Associations to the word «Burgeon»

Wiktionary

BURGEON, noun. (obsolete) bud, sprout, shoot
BURGEON, verb. (intransitive) To grow or expand.
BURGEON, verb. (intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting.
BURGEON, verb. (intransitive) (archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.

Dictionary definition

BURGEON, verb. Grow and flourish; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche