sprout

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To begin to grow; to produce new shoots or leaves.

   The seeds we planted last week have started to sprout.

2. 2
   verb

   To appear and develop quickly.

   New cafes have sprouted all over the neighbourhood this year.

3. 3
   noun

   A young shoot growing from a seed or plant.

   She added fresh bean sprouts to the salad.

From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.

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