germinate vs bourgeon

germinate and bourgeon both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
germinate	No	No	Yes	No
bourgeon	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, germinate and bourgeon are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of germinate include burgeon forth, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud.

germinate (verb)	bourgeon (verb)
produce buds, branches, or germinate	produce buds, branches, or germinate
cause to grow or sprout
work out