SPROUT


Meaning of SPROUT in English

v. & n.

v. 1 tr. put forth, produce (shoots, hair, etc.) (has sprouted a moustache). 2 intr. begin to grow, put forth shoots. 3 intr. spring up, grow to a height.

n. 1 a shoot of a plant. 2 = BRUSSELS SPROUT.

[ OE sprutan (unrecorded) f. WG ]

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