sprouts

noun

  1. 1

    A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.

  2. 2

    A child.

  3. 3

    (chiefly in the plural) A Brussels sprout.

  4. 4

    (chiefly in the plural) A bean sprout.

  5. 5

    An edible germinated seed.

verb

  1. 1

    To grow from seed; to germinate.

  2. 2

    To cause to grow from a seed.

    “I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad.”
  3. 3

    To deprive of sprouts.

    “to sprout potatoes”
  4. 4

    To emerge from the ground as sprouts.

  5. 5

    To emerge haphazardly from a surface.

    “Whiskers sprouted from the old man's chin.”

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