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sprout

(spr/AU/t )

any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud(noun.plant)

source: wordnet30
a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)(noun.food)

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

produce buds, branches, or germinate(verb.change)

Example:
The potatoes sprouted.

Synonym:
bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, spud

source: wordnet30
put forth and grow sprouts or shoots(verb.body)

Example:
The plant sprouted early this year.

Synonym:
stock

source: wordnet30
To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.(verb)

source: webster1913

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