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Meaning of 'sprout' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sprout [ v. i.]
- The shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, from the stump, or from the root or tuber, of a plant or tree; more rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a branch.
- Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts.
2 . Sprout [ v. t.]
- To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.
- To shoot into ramifications.
- To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.
- To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.

Meaning of 'sprout' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sprout [ v]
Meaning (1):
- put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
Example in sentence:
  • the plant sprouted early this year
Meaning (2):
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
Example in sentence:
  • the potatoes sprouted

Nearby Words:

sprack sprad spradde sprag spragged spragging sprain sprained spraining spraints

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