SkyfireDict

sprout   (TTS Sound)

The noun sprout has 2 senses

• sprout -- (any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud)


• sprout -- (a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed))

The verb sprout has 2 senses

• shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout -- (produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted")


• sprout, stock -- (put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year")