1. sprout - Noun
2. sprout - Verb
3. Sprout - Proper noun
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.
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.
Source: Webster's dictionarythe potatoes sprouted Source: Internet
the plant sprouted early this year Source: Internet
Acorns sprout into seedlings after fire and sites that have been cleared of canopy and leaf litter in fires are ideal for seedling success. Source: Internet
A few are able to sprout after forest fires (e.g. Canary Island pine ). Source: Internet
As a giant beanstalk begins to sprout from the ground next to Jack's cottage, the Baker's Wife spots Cinderella's pure gold slippers. Source: Internet
Etymology The English word breast derives from the Old English word brēost (breast, bosom) from Proto-Germanic breustam (breast), from the Proto-Indo-European base bhreus– (to swell, to sprout). Source: Internet