Sprout
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /spɹaʊt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sprout is a noun meaning A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
Meaning
A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
More Meanings
- A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
- (figurative, informal) A child.
- A Brussels sprout.
- (horticulture, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.
- (transitive) To cause to grow from a seed.
- (transitive) To deprive of sprouts.
- (intransitive) To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
Example Sentences
to sprout potatoes
Near-synonyms: seedling, chit
Oh my, how your sprouts have grown!
Whiskers sprouted from the old man's chin.
Word Forms
- sprouts
- sprouting
- sprouted
Synonyms for sprout
Depending on context, synonyms include ackerspyre, seedling, chit, shoot, germinate, pullulate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include germinate, spud, bourgeon, shoot, pullulate, burgeon.
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