Sekirov Dictionary

sprout

/spɹaʊt/

noun 6
verb 6
forms 5

noun6

A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
An edible variety of such, grown and intended as food; examples include bean, alfalfa, kale, and others.
A bean sprout.
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A Brussels sprout.
- In our family we only eat sprouts once a year, at Christmas.
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(informal, figurative) A child.
- Oh my, how your sprouts have grown!

verb6

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To grow from seed; to germinate.
- The crocuses should be sprouting after 2 months, provided they're well tended.
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To cause to grow from a seed.
- I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad.
To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
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(figurative) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.
- Whiskers sprouted from the old man's chin.
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(figurative) To emerge or appear haphazardly.
- A lot of coffee shops have sprouted up in this neighbourhood since the block of flats was put up.
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To deprive of sprouts.
- to sprout potatoes

forms

sprouted · sprouting · sprouteth · sprouts · sproutest

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