'Sprout' definitions:

Definition of 'sprout'

From: WordNet
noun
Any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
noun
A newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
verb
Produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" [syn: shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout]
verb
Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" [syn: sprout, stock]

Definition of 'Sprout'

From: GCIDE
  • Sprout \Sprout\, v. t.
  • 1. To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sprout'

From: GCIDE
  • Sprout \Sprout\, n. [Cf. AS. sprote a sprout, sprig; akin to Icel. sproti, G. sprosse. See Sprout, v. i.]
  • 1. The shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, from the stump, or from the root or tuber, of a plant or tree; more rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a branch. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. pl. Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
  • Brussels sprouts (Bot.) See under Brussels. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sprout'

From: GCIDE
  • Sprout \Sprout\ (sprout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sprouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sprouting.] [OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to OFries. spr[=u]ta, AS. spre['o]tan, D. spruiten, G. spriessen, Sw. spruta to squirt, to spout. Cf. Sprit, v. t. & i., Sprit a spar, Spout, v. t., Spurt.]
  • 1. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To shoot into ramifications. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'sprout'

From: Moby Thesaurus