| 释义 |
ˈsprouter
[f. sprout v.1]
1. One who or that which causes plants, etc., to sprout. rare.
1585Jas. I. Ess. Poesie (Arb.) 14 And first, ô Phœbus, when I do descriue The Springtyme sproutar of the herbes and flowris.
2. A container in which seeds (esp. of mung beans) are sprouted.
1971Health Food Age June 33/2 (Advt.), Get more vitamins daily with a seed sprouter. Ibid., Be one of the first to get a Miracle Seed Sprouter. 1977C. McFadden Serial (1978) xvii. 41/2 She was starting mung beans in her sprouter. |