C2 noun #92,008 most common

sprout

UK /spɹʌʊt/ | US /spɹaʊt/

A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.

sprout in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
  • (noun) A child.
  • (noun) (chiefly in the plural) A Brussels sprout.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
  2. 2
    noun A child.
  3. 3
    noun (chiefly in the plural) A Brussels sprout.
  4. 4
    noun (chiefly in the plural) A bean sprout.
  5. 5
    noun An edible germinated seed.
  6. 6
    verb To grow from seed; to germinate.
  7. 7
    verb To cause to grow from a seed.
  8. 8
    verb To deprive of sprouts.
  9. 9
    verb To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
  10. 10
    verb To emerge haphazardly from a surface.

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