Category:Sprout

Sprout, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sprouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sprouting.] Etym: [oe. sprouten, spruten; akin to ofries. spr, as. spreótan, 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.

2. To shoot into ramifications. [obs.] Bacon.

Sprout Sprout, v. t.

1. To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.

2. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.

Sprout Sprout, n. Etym: [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.

2. pl.

Defn: young coleworts; brussels sprouts. Johnson. Brussels sprouts (bot.) See under brussels.