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   sprout

   /sprout/

   verb

   • 1. (of a plant) put forth shoots: "the weeds begin to sprout" Similar germinateput forth shootsbudrare:burgeonvegetatepullulate
   • ▪ grow (plant shoots or hair): "many black cats sprout a few white hairs" Similar growdevelopsend forthput forth
   • ▪ (of a plant, flower, or hair) start to grow; spring up: "crocuses sprouted up from the grass" Similar spring upshoot upcome upgrowburgeondevelopappearmushroomproliferate
   • ▪ appear or develop suddenly and in large numbers: "plush new hotels are sprouting up everywhere"

   noun

   • 1. a shoot of a plant: "the flower pots are full of green sprouts"
   • ▪ young shoots eaten as a vegetable, especially the shoots of alfalfa, mung beans, or soybeans.
   • 2. short for Brussels sprout

   Word Origin Middle English: of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spruiten and German spriessen.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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