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A shoot of a cannabis plant, as from a recently germinated seed or small, new growth of leaf or stem.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
sprout (verb)intransitive verb
1.
to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
2.
transitive verb
to send out new growth to send forth or up cause to develop - grow
1.
a) - shoot , especially a young shoot (as from a seed or root)
b)
(1) chiefly British - brussels sprout
(2) edible especially from recently germinated seeds (as of alfalfa or mung beans) - sprouts
2.
something resembling a sprout as
a) a young person
b) - scion
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
sprout (noun)1.
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
SYNONYMS:
bairn, bambino, bud, chap, chick, cub, juvenile, kid, kiddie ( kiddy), kiddo, moppet, sprat, sprout, squirt, whelp, youngling, youngster, youthRELATED WORDS:
adolescent, minor; kindergartner ( kindergartener), preschooler, rug rat [], schoolboy, schoolchild, schoolgirl, schoolkid; babe, baby, bantling, infant, neonate, nestling, newborn, toddler, tot, tyke ( tike), weanling; brat, devil, hellion, imp, jackanapes, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, urchin, whippersnapper; cherub; preteen, preteen-ager, subteen, teen, teenager, teener, teenybopper, tween; lad, nipper, shaver, stripling, tad; bobby-soxer, hoyden, tomboyNEAR ANTONYMS:
middle-ager; ancient, elder, golden-ager, oldster, old-timer, senior, senior citizen2.
a branch of a main stem especially of a plant
SYNONYMS:
outgrowth, shoot, sproutRELATED WORDS:
excrescence, growth; bough, branchlet, limb, twig; bud, floret; spray, sprig, spurSprout (Wikipedia)
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Sprout or Sprouts may refer to:
Sprout (Wiktionary)
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /spɹaʊt/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /spɹʌʊt/
- Rhymes: -aʊt, -əʊt
Etymology 1
From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.
Noun
sprout
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