SPROUT
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Sprout (sprout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sprouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sprouting.] [OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to OFries. spr&ū;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.
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2. To shoot into ramifications. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Sprout, v. t. 1. To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.
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2. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.
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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.
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2. pl. Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts. Johnson.
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Brussels sprouts (Bot.) See under Brussels.
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