sprout
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- n any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
- n a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
- v produce buds, branches, or germinate
the potatoes sprouted - v put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
the plant sprouted early this year
- When the tube is empty, plant it in the ground, and it sprouts flowers.
- So-called formal systems were devised (the prime example being Russell and Whitehead's Principia Mathematica) in which theorems, following strict rules of inference, sprout from .
- SPROUTARIANISM A diet built primarily around sprouted seeds, such as bean sprouts, wheat sprouts or broccoli sprouts, but usually supplemented with other raw foods.