transcription, транскрипция: [ spraut ]
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]