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- DictionarySprout/sprout/
verb
- 1. (of a plant) put forth shoots: "the weeds begin to sprout"
noun
- 1. a shoot of a plant: "the flower pots are full of green sprouts"
- 2. short for Brussels sprout
SPROUT definition: 1. to produce leaves, hair, or other new developing parts, or (of leaves, hair, and other…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPROUT is to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout. How to use sprout in a sentence.
to produce leaves, hair, or other new developing parts, or (of leaves, hair, and other developing parts) to begin to grow: It takes about three days for the seeds to sprout. Your hair is sticking up - it looks like you're sprouting horns! [ I ] informal (also sprout up)
to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed. Synonyms: develop, burgeon, bud, spring. (of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots. to develop or grow quickly: a boy awkwardly sprouting into manhood.
A sprout is a small growth on a plant — a little new bud. Other things can sprout too: kids are constantly sprouting (growing).
1. verb. When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. It only takes a few days for beans to sprout. [VERB] Synonyms: germinate, bud, shoot, push More Synonyms of sprout. 2. verb. When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there. Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn. [VERB preposition]
SPROUT definition: 1. If a plant sprouts, or if it sprouts something, it begins to produce leaves, flowers, etc.: 2…. Learn more.
1. (Botany) (of a plant, seed, etc) to produce (new leaves, shoots, etc) 2. (often foll by: up) to begin to grow or develop: new office blocks are sprouting up all over the city. n. 3. (Botany) a newly grown shoot or bud. 4. something that grows like a sprout. 5. (Plants) See Brussels sprout.
sprout. [intransitive] (of plants or seeds) to produce new leaves or buds; to start to grow. The seeds will sprout in a few days. [intransitive, transitive] to appear; to develop something, especially in large numbers. Hundreds of mushrooms had sprouted up overnight.
Sprout Definition. To begin to grow or germinate; give off shoots or buds. To grow or develop rapidly. To grow or to cause to sprout. A young growth on a plant, as a stem or branch; shoot. A new growth from a bud, rootstock, germinating seed, etc.
