sprout

¹sprout

verb \ˈsprau̇t\

Definition of SPROUT

intransitive verb

1

: to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout

2

: to send out new growth

transitive verb

: to send forth or up : cause to develop : grow

Examples of SPROUT

1. seeds sprouting in the spring
2. Potatoes will sprout in the bag if kept in a warm place.
3. The garden is sprouting weeds.
4. The tree is already sprouting leaves.
5. He sprouted a beard since the last time I saw him.
6. She dreamed that her boss had sprouted horns.
7. Hair sprouted on his face.

Origin of SPROUT

Middle English spruten, from Old English -sprūtan; akin to Old High German spriozan to sprout, Lithuanian sprausti to squeeze, thrust

First Known Use: 13th century

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

Rhymes with SPROUT

bout, clout, doubt, drought, flout, glout, gout, grout, knout, kraut, lout, out, pout, rout, route, scout, shout, snout, spout, stout, tout, trout