bourgeon

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

bourgeon (third-person singular simple present bourgeons, present participle bourgeoning, simple past and past participle bourgeoned)

  1. Obsolete form of burgeon.

Noun

[edit]

bourgeon (plural bourgeons)

  1. Obsolete form of burgeon.

French

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Old French bourjon, burjon, from Vulgar Latin *burriōnem, from Late Latin burra.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /buʁ.ʒɔ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

[edit]

bourgeon m (plural bourgeons)

  1. bud (of plant)
  2. pimple

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Norman

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old French bourjon, burjon, from Vulgar Latin *burrio, *burrionem, from Late Latin burra.

Noun

[edit]

bourgeon m (plural bourgeons)

  1. (Jersey, botany) bud