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verb (used without object)

to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.

(of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots.

to develop or grow quickly: a boy awkwardly sprouting into manhood.

verb (used with object)

to cause to sprout.

to remove sprouts from: Sprout and boil the potatoes.

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noun

a shoot of a plant.

a new growth from a germinating seed, or from a rootstock, tuber, bud, or the like.

something resembling or suggesting a sprout, as in growth.

a young person; youth.

10.

sprouts,

the young shoots of alfalfa, soybeans, etc., eaten as a raw vegetable.

Brussels sprout.

Origin:
1150–1200; (v.) Middle English spr(o)uten, Old English -sprūtan, in āsproten (past participle; see a-³); cognate with Middle Dutch sprūten, German spriessen to sprout; akin to Greek speírein to scatter; (noun) Middle English; compare Middle Dutch, Middle Low German sprute

Related forms

non·sprout·ing, adjective

re·sprout, verb

un·der·sprout, noun

un·der·sprout, verb (used without object)

un·sprout·ed, adjective

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un·sprout·ing, adjective

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Synonyms
1. spring, bud, burgeon, develop.

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But it's the flavor and texture of this new sprout that have gotten me hooked.

To embrace the flavor of a brussels sprout is to embrace the bitter darkness of a winter night.

And this year, gnomonics fans are in clover, as millennium sundials sprout all over the world.

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But it's the flavor and texture of this new sprout that have gotten me hooked.

To embrace the flavor of a brussels sprout is to embrace the bitter darkness of a winter night.

And this year, gnomonics fans are in clover, as millennium sundials sprout all over the world.

Colorful flowers bloom, baby animals are born, and trees sprout green leaves.

Yet storing a memory does require the ability to sprout new neurons.

Shoals-rocky bars that reach across the river-trap lily seeds as they tumble downstream and shelter them as they sprout.

Pinch out suckers that sprout from the crotches between the main stems and side branches.

When that happens, trees will still be able to sprout clones from their root tips, but they won't be able to make seeds.

Unlike other fresh produce, seeds and beans need warm and humid conditions to sprout and grow.

These varieties would have then been propagated by growing cuttings from suckers that sprout out from the parent plant.

From a central vane sprout hundreds of filaments called barbs.

So birds periodically shed their plumage and then sprout replacements.

It's cool and moist here, and shaggy mane mushrooms sprout from the moss.

Once the taproot has formed, you must remove all of it, since new plants can sprout from even a small piece.

If these fail to land on an ant, the spores sprout stalks that can snag ants walking over them.

Top with the brussels sprout mixture and serve immediately.

Apart from contaminating the seeds, the bacteria get inside the stem tubers as the seeds begin to sprout.

Many plants sprout from their base after fires, and some species have seeds that only germinate after burns.

More manufacturing jobs would sprout up to supply the tons of minerals and materials that go into the batteries.

Trunks of old trees are heavy and fantastically gnarled, with knots and burls that often sprout leaves or small branches.

The solution: a second set of jaws and teeth that sprout from the skeleton around its gills.

After a few days the stems sprout new roots, and purslane keeps on spreading.

Girls veil their faces, and boys sprout two-month-old beards.

There, in wet-season puddles, shaggy coats of algae sprout on the shells of juveniles.

Everyone loses total self-control when they see bullet ants go crazy and sprout fungal thorns from their brains.

Just when you think you're getting somewhere, a thousand new wonders sprout up behind you.

Nike seems to be genuinely excited to see these tools sprout up.

State and local incentives have helped new firms sprout on the north side of town.

Both scales and feathers sprout from disks of cells in the embryo called placodes.

Marigolds are easy to grow from seed and sprout in a few days in warm soil.

Goodrich squats down joyfully and points to a leafy sprout.

They will quickly sprout out into asparagus's characteristic ferny foliage.

Executive centres and multi-storey shopping malls sprout along the pavements.

Your original plant will begin to sprout need plants.

Monsanto engineers keep on working on amazing stuff: cotton that grows in color, even plants that can sprout amid garbage.

Fig trees sprout from gaping cracks in roofs and walls.

Opposition is more likely to sprout at the national level.

In these conditions self-sufficiency could easily sprout protective walls.

New hotels and restaurants sprout on every corner, while shopping centres multiply in what.

From the invisible strands of fungi waiting to sprout between.

As a result, infected frogs sprout extra legs or no legs at all.

When it's expressed in other areas of the body, heads can be made to sprout from anywhere.

Jungle-smothered volcanic peaks loom around every highway switchback, verdant plants sprout flowers as.

They seemed to sprout overnight in a few rows he had lent.

Investors apparently are worried that similar investigations may sprout in other states.

Despite the global recession, the skyline continues to sprout apartment towers of dizzying heights.

Lush brush and vibrant wildflowers sprout from the valley floors.

In the weeks since the release, a thriving user-community has started to sprout out of a message board forum.

Most fungi sprout a stem and cap that contain reproductive spores.

Some weeds may sprout again from the roots or crowns, so you may need to till several.

To attract iron, tumor cells sprout chemical structures that grab onto transferrin, a substance that shuttles iron in the brain.

They seemed to sprout overnight in a few rows he had lent that year to new neighbors from.

They were the color of a sprout and as fragile as flower petals.

Thus, over time, new oak trees sprout less frequently than do competing trees.

Genetically identical suckers sprout from the root of one tree and become clones.

Subdivisions continue to sprout in the desert, farther and farther from the cities whose own water supply is uncertain.

But no one ever imagined what would sprout from their fertile land: a tennis phenom.

The houses sprout high wind towers that helped circulate cool air throughout the home.

Ten towering turbines would sprout on the site of an old garnet mine in this tiny town.

Wolf and man live within a rock's throw of each other, and history seems to sprout from the landscape.

They sprout wings and fly off to mate, and the fertilized females may start new colonies.

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World English Dictionary

sprout (spraʊt)

—vb (often foll by up)
1.	(of a plant, seed, etc) to produce (new leaves, shoots, etc)
2.	to begin to grow or develop: new office blocks are sprouting up all over the city

—n
3.	a newly grown shoot or bud
4.	something that grows like a sprout
5.	See Brussels sprout

[Old English sprūtan; related to Middle High German sprūzen to sprout, Lettish sprausties to jostle]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History

sprout

O.E. -sprutan (in asprutan "to sprout"), from P.Gmc. *spreutanan (cf. O.S. sprutan, O.Fris. spruta, M.Du. spruten, O.H.G. spriozan, Ger. spreissen "to sprout"), from PIE base *sper- "to strew" (cf. Gk. speirein "to scatter," spora "a scattering, sowing," sperma "sperm, seed," lit. "that which is scattered;"

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O.E. spreawlian "to sprawl," -sprædan "to spread," spreot "pole;" Armenian sprem "scatter;" O.Lith. sprainas "staring;" Lett. spriezu "I span, I measure"). The noun is attested from c.1300.

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Slang Dictionary

sprout definition

n.
a child. : A little sprout came up and tried to sell me a ticket to a game.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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