sprouted; sprouting; sprouts
1
: to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
2
: to send out new growth
: to send forth or up : cause to develop : grow
1
a
: shoot sense 1a
especially
: a young shoot (as from a seed or root)
b
sprouts plural
(1)
chiefly British
: brussels sprout sense 2
(2)
: edible sprouts especially from recently germinated seeds (as of alfalfa or mung beans)
2
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