1 [V] (of plants, vegetables, etc.) to produce new leaves or BUDS:
The seeds will sprout in a few days. * new leaves sprouting from the trees
2 to appear; to develop sth, especially in large numbers:
[V] Hundreds of mushrooms had sprouted up overnight. * [VN] The town has sprouted shopping malls, discos and nightclubs in recent years.
3 to start to grow sth; to start to grow on sb/sth:
[VN] Tim has sprouted a beard since we last saw him. * I wished I could just sprout wings and fly away. * [V] Hair sprouted from his chest.
Part of speech: noun
1 = BRUSSELSSPROUT
2 a new part growing on a plant
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