Main Entry:

¹sprout

Pronunciation:

\ˈsprau̇t\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

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

Date:

13th century

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