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sprout

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1. sprout - Noun

2. sprout - Verb

3. Sprout - Proper noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

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the 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

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