1. Produce buds, branches, or germinate
   "the potatoes sprouted"
   - shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon [archaic], burgeon forth, burgeon 
2. Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
   "the plant sprouted early this year"
   - stock

1. Any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud 
2. A newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)

Derived forms: sprouted, sprouts, sprouting

See also: sprouting

Type of: acquire, develop, get, green, greens, grow, leafy vegetable, plant organ, produce

Encyclopedia: Sprout

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