English - Noun
- A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
- A child.
- A Brussels sprout.
- An edible germinated seed.
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English - Etymology
From Middle English spruten, from Old English sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną.
sprout (third-person singular simple present sprouts, present participle sprouting, simple past and past participle sprouted)
- (horticulture) To grow from seed; to germinate.
- To cause to grow from a seed.
- To deprive of sprouts.
- To emerge from the ground as sprouts
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