sprout
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Noun[edit]
sprout (plural sprouts)
- A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
- A child.
- A Brussels sprout.
- An edible germinated seed.
Translations[edit]
new growth on a plant
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Brussels sprout — see Brussels sprout
edible germinated seed
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Verb[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English spruten, from Old English sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną.
sprout (third-person singular simple present sprouts, present participle sprouting, simple past and past participle sprouted)
- (horticulture) To grow from seed; to germinate.
- To cause to grow from a seed.
- I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad.
- To deprive of sprouts.
- to sprout potatoes
- To emerge from the ground as sprouts
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Translations[edit]
to grow, to germinate
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to cause to grow from a seed
to emerge from the soil as sprouts
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