sprout
IPA: sprˈaʊt
noun
- A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
- A child.
- A Brussels sprout.
- A bean sprout.
- An edible germinated seed.
- A surname.
verb
- (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.
- (figurative, intransitive) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.
- (figurative, intransitive) To emerge or appear haphazardly.
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Examples of "sprout" in Sentences
- Fruiting bodies sprout in the autumn.
- The tree in my garden sprouts in spring.
- They are about to sprout in the next season.
- Garden at junior high is waiting to sprout up.
- Seeing it, the woman reappeared from the sprouts.
- Dodder seeds sprout at or near the surface of the soil.
- Robes for the dwellers of the heaven will sprout from its buds.
- One: eastern redcedar doesn't sprout from a stump like, say, locust.
- Methods to decontaminate alfalfa seeds and sprouts are being investigated.
- At this time of year, the sky becomes clearer and buds sprout in the field.
- The seeds that will sprout and take on the same purpose as the Destiny Stones.
- “A novel sprout is a very delicate thing and too early or vigorous of a critique can damage it.”
- As a writing instructor once told me, “A novel sprout is a very delicate thing and too early or vigorous of a critique can damage it.”
- The ingenious invention of a farm-raised Cali guy, his bro, and his GF, these hybrid ghetto blasters're upcycled from vintage suitcases and sprout from a history of tinkering with music
- Crabs, starfish and other deep sea creatures swarm small patches of corals, and tiny sea anemones sprout from the sand like miniature forests across a lunar-like landscape illuminated only by the lights of the sub, otherwise living in a deep, dark environment far from the sun's reach.