sprout
A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other partsA new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
» Tom said Mary seldom eats bean sprouts.
Meaning
6 sensesA new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
Spross, Sprössling
росто́кrostók, побе́гpobég
росто́кrostók, па́гінpáhin
any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
Near-synonyms: seedling, chit
A germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
An edible variety of such, grown and intended as food; examples include bean, alfalfa, kale, and others.
An edible variety of such, grown and intended as food; examples include bean, alfalfa, kale, and others.
A bean sprout.
(figuratively, informal)A child.
Oh my, how your sprouts have grown!
Sprössling, Spross
A Brussels sprout.
In our family we only eat sprouts once a year, at Christmas.
Examples
48 sentencesTom said Mary seldom eats bean sprouts.
Tom said that Mary seldom eats bean sprouts.
I don't like Brussels sprouts.
ruЯ не люблю брюссельскую капусту. — marafon
deIch mag keinen Rosenkohl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Damn, my wheat pillow is sprouting.
The seeds I planted have sprouted.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below)From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.
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