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sprout (sprout)

[Middle English spruten, from Old English -sprūtan (in āsprūtan, to sprout forth).]

verb: sprout·ed, sprout·ing, sprouts. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To begin to grow; give off shoots or buds.
  2. To emerge and develop rapidly.

transitive verb 

To cause to come forth and grow.

noun 

  1. Young plant growth, such as a bud or shoot.
  2. Something resembling or suggestive of a sprout, as in rapid growth: “a tall blond sprout of a boy” (Anne Tyler)
    1. The young shoots of plants such as alfalfa and soybean, usually eaten raw.
    2. Brussels sprouts.