"From the quaint charm of its historic downtown to the dynamic energy of its burgeoning [ˈbɜrdʒən] Arts District, Gilbert [Arizona] offers something for everyone." — Lux Butler, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024

burgeon [ˈbɜrdʒən]
verb

To bourgeon is to grow or develop quickly—in other words to flourish, blossom or sprout.

Burgeon arrived in Middle English as burjonen, a borrowing from the Anglo-French verb burjuner, meaning "to bud or sprout."

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