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English to English noun
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any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud |  | source: wordnet30
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a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
verb
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produce buds, branches, or germinate | | Example: the potatoes sprouted
source: wordnet30
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put forth and grow sprouts or shoots | | Example: the plant sprouted early this year
source: wordnet30
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To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants. | | source: webster1913
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To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed. | | source: webster1913
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