burgeon forth


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Verb1.burgeon forth - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
bourgeon, germinate, sprout, spud, pullulate, shoot
grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"
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They are deftly composed and well painted pictures of an American landscape which changed little over the next half century and they show a sense of colour that was later to burgeon forth in Paris.
True value of an American in Paris; Childe Hassam, American Impressionist. By Ulrich Heisinger (Prestel, pounds 19.99). Reviewed by Richard Edmonds

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