About The Word Sprout
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Sprout
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What's The Definition Of Sprout?
[n] a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
[n] any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud [v] grow sprouts, of a plant [v] produce buds, branches, or germinate; of plants Synonyms | Synonyms for Sprout: bourgeon | burgeon forth | germinate | pullulate | shoot | spud Related Terms | Find terms related to Sprout: See Also | acquire | alfalfa sprout | bean sprout | bud | develop | get | green | greens | grow | grow | leafy vegetable | plant organ | produce | shoot Sprout In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\Sprout\, v. t. 1. To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed. 2. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes. \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}. |
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