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sprout 1, verb (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: sprutan]
[I and T] if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow, producing shoots, buds, or leaves
::Move the pots outside when the seeds begin to sprout.
::Trees were starting to sprout new leaves.
[I] also sprout up
to appear suddenly in large numbers
::Office blocks are sprouting up everywhere.
[I and T] if something such as hair sprouts or if you sprout it, it starts to grow
::Jim seemed to have sprouted a beard.