sprout

1. v. t. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants. Source: opted

2. v. t. To shoot into ramifications. Source: opted

3. v. t. To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed. Source: opted

4. v. t. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes. Source: opted

5. v. i. 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. Source: opted

6. v. i. Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts. Source: opted

7. n. any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud Source: wordnet

8. n. a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) Source: wordnet

9. v. produce buds, branches, or germinate Source: wordnet

10. v. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots Source: wordnet

11. 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. 1. To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed. 2. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes. 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. Source: webster

12. Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts. Johnson. Brussels sprouts(Bot.) See under Brussels. Source: adambom

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