Sprout , n. [Cf. AS. sprote a sprout, sprig; akin to Icel. sproti, G. sprosse. See Sprout, v. i.]
1. 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.
2. pl. Young
coleworts; Brussels sprouts.
Johnson.
Brussels sprouts
(Bot.) See under Brussels.
Sprout , v. t. 1. To
cause to sprout; as, the rain will
sprout the seed.
2. To deprive of
sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.
Sprout (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sprouted;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Sprouting.]
[OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to OFries. spr&?;ta, AS. spreótan, D. spruiten, G. spriessen, Sw. spruta to squirt, to
spout. Cf. Sprit,
v. t. & i., Sprit a spar, Spout, v. t., Spurt.]
1. To shoot, as the
seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new
shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.
2. To shoot into
ramifications. [Obs.] Bacon.
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