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Sprout Definition

(v. t.) To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.

(v. t.) To shoot into ramifications.

(v. t.) To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.

(v. t.) To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.

(v. i.) The shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, from the stump, or from the root or tuber, of a plant or tree; more rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a branch.

(v. i.) Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts.