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Sprout

/spɹʌʊt/

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

📖 Definitions of "Sprout"

noun

verb

1
To grow from seed; to germinate.
2
To cause to grow from a seed.
"I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad."
3
To deprive of sprouts.
"to sprout potatoes"
4
To emerge from the ground as sprouts.

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
shootverb	To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.
germinateverb	(intransitive, botany, horticulture) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
pullulateverb	To multiply rapidly.
bourgeonnoun	Obsolete form of burgeon. [(intransitive) To grow or expand.]
burgeon forthverb	produce buds, branches, or germinate
spudnoun	(informal) A potato.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
germinateverb	(intransitive, botany, horticulture) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
spudnoun	(informal) A potato.
bourgeonnoun	Obsolete form of burgeon. [(intransitive) To grow or expand.]
shootverb	To launch (forcefully project) a projectile.
pullulateverb	To multiply rapidly.
burgeon forthverb	produce buds, branches, or germinate
burgeonverb	(intransitive) To grow or expand.
germnoun	A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
youngsternoun	A young person.
growverb	(ergative) To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
pushverb	(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
miaonoun	The Miao peoples (including Hmong, Hmu, A-Hmao, Qo Xiong, etc.), an ethnic group of China and Vietnam speaking the Hmong-Mien language family.
rejectionnoun	The act of rejecting.
sproutagenoun	Something that sprouts; plant growth.
sproutlingnoun	A small or young sprout
sprouternoun	That which sprouts.
seedlingnoun	(botany) A young plant grown from seed.
outgrowthnoun	Anything that grows out of something else.
spawnnoun	The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
sporelingnoun	A young plant or fungus produced by a germinated spore