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   sprout

   /spraʊt/

   verb

   • 1. (of a plant) put out 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, especially of alfalfa, mung beans, or soybeans, eaten as a vegetable.
   • 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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   What does sprout mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SPROUT definition: 1. to produce leaves, hair, or other new developing parts, or (of leaves, hair, and other…. Learn more.

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   What is the pronunciation of Sprout?

   • 發（芽），抽（芽）, 長出（毛髮等）, （葉、毛髮等）生長… 发（芽），抽（芽）, 长出（毛发等）, （叶、毛发等）生长… brotar, brote, col de Bruselas… brotar, broto, couve-de-bruxelas… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SPROUT meaning: 1. to produce leaves, hair, or other new developing parts, or (of leaves, hair, and other….

   SPROUT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What does spruten mean in English?

   • Middle English spruten, from Old English -sprūtan; akin to Old High German spriozan to sprout, Lithuanian sprausti to squeeze, thrust 13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a “Sprout.”

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   What do sprouts look like?

   • Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts . Sprouts are new shoots on plants. After eleven days of growth the number of sprouts was counted. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 3. 4. 5. See Brussels sprout Collins English Dictionary.

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   How long does it take a plant to sprout?

   • When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. It only takes a few days for beans to sprout. [VERB] When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there. Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn. [VERB preposition] Birch trees sprouted from the rubble and grew into a dense young wood.

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   How do you say a large number of things have sprouted?

   • If a large number of things have appeared or developed somewhere, you can say that they have sprouted there or that the place has sprouted them. More than a million satellite dishes have sprouted on homes across the country. [VERB adverb/preposition] Since its first shop was opened in 1976, it has sprouted outlets in 39 countries. [VERB noun]

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   • Sprout: Arabic Translation

     sprout translate: يَتَفَتَّح / يَنْبُت, بُرعُم , كُرُنْب...

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     sprout translate: treiben, entwickeln, der Spross. Learn...

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     sprout translate: 싹이 나다, 새싹, 새싹. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Sprout: Italian Translation

     SPROUT translate: germogliare, mettere, produrre ,...

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   noun. a shoot of a plant. a new growth from a germinating seed, or from a rootstock, tuber, bud, or the like. something resembling or suggesting a sprout, as in growth. a young person; youth. sprouts, the young shoots of alfalfa, soybeans, etc., eaten as a raw vegetable. Brussels sprout. sprout.

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   A sprout is a small growth on a plant — a little new bud. Other things can sprout too: kids are constantly sprouting (growing).

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