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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
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Examples of sprout in a Sentence
seeds sprouting in the spring
Potatoes will sprout in the bag if kept in a warm place.
The garden is sprouting weeds.
The tree is already sprouting leaves.
He sprouted a beard since the last time I saw him.
She dreamed that her boss had sprouted horns.
Hair sprouted on his face.
Origin and Etymology of sprout
Middle English spruten, from Old English -sprūtan; akin to Old High German spriozan to sprout, Lithuanian sprausti to squeeze, thrust
Other Botany Terms
sprout
Definition of sprout
1a : shoot 1a; especially : a young shoot (as from a seed or root)b sprouts plural (1) chiefly British : brussels sprout 2 (2) : edible sprouts especially from recently germinated seeds (as of alfalfa or mung beans)
2 : something resembling a sprout: such asa : a young personb : scion 2
Examples of sprout in a Sentence
he earned the admiration of the neighborhood sprouts when he showed them how to make a slingshot
the raspberry bushes began sending out sprouts in early spring
First Known Use of sprout
13th century
Other Botany Terms
SPROUT Defined for English Language Learners
sprout
playDefinition of sprout for English Language Learners
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: to produce new leaves, buds, etc.
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: to grow or develop (something)
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: to appear suddenly and in large numbers
SPROUT Defined for Kids
Definition of sprout for Students
sprouted
;sprouting
: to produce or cause to produce new growth The seeds of corn were sprouting.
Definition of sprout for Students
: a young stem of a plant especially when coming directly from a seed or root
Medical Dictionary
sprout
Medical Definition of sprout
: a new outgrowth (as of nerve tissue) resembling the young shoot of a plant segments of the axon above the injury…produce new sprouts—J. L. Marx
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