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Burgeon vs Grown - What's the difference?

burgeon | grown |

As verbs the difference between burgeon and grown

is that burgeon is to grow or expand while grown is .

As a noun burgeon

is (obsolete) bud, sprout, shoot.

As an adjective grown is

covered by growth; overgrown.

burgeon

English

Etymology

From (etyl) burjon, . Alternate etymology derives (etyl) (presumably from the down covering certain buds).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) bud, sprout, shoot
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grow or expand.
  • Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.
  • To swell to the point of bursting.
  • (archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.
  • Synonyms
    * (grow or expand) blossom, expand, grow, sprout * blossom, bud, green, sprout

    grown

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Covered by growth; overgrown.
  • What one was a farm was grown with trees.