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Sprout : (noun)
1: any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
2: a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
(verb)
1: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes
sprouted" [syn: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate,
bourgeon, burgeon forth]
2: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted
early this year" [syn: stock]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Sprout : \Sprout\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sprouted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sprouting.] [OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to OFries. spr?ta,
AS. spre['o]tan, D. spruiten, G. spriessen, Sw. spruta to
squirt, to spout. Cf. Sprit, v. t. & i., Sprit a spar,
Spout, v. t., Spurt.]
1. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push
out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.
2. To shoot into ramifications. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Sprout : \Sprout\, v. t.
1. To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.
2. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Sprout : \Sprout\, n. [Cf. AS. sprote a sprout, sprig; akin to
Icel. sproti, G. sprosse. See Sprout, v. i.]
1. 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.
2. pl. Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts. --Johnson.
Brussels sprouts (Bot.) See under Brussels.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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