Burgeon vs Grown - What's the difference?
burgeon | grown |
To grow or expand.
To swell to the point of bursting.
(archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.
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).Verb
(en verb)- Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.