sprout

A sprouted onion

Meanings

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.

Verb

To grow from seed; to germinate.
To cause to grow from a seed.
To deprive of sprouts.
To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
To emerge haphazardly from a surface.
To emerge or appear haphazardly

Related

Similar words

ackerspyre

Origin

From Middle English spruten, from Old English sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną. spruit.

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