| Definitions of 'sprout' |
Wordnet |
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1. (noun) sprout
any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
2. (verb) sprout
a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
3. (verb) shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
produce buds, branches, or germinate
"the potatoes sprouted"
4. (verb) sprout, stock
put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
"the plant sprouted early this year"
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| Definitions of 'sprout' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (verb) sprout
to shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants
2. (verb) sprout
to shoot into ramifications
3. (verb) sprout
to cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed
4. (verb) sprout
to deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes
5. (verb) sprout
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
6. (verb) sprout
young coleworts; Brussels sprouts
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