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1.NounA new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
2.NounA germinated seed, an incipient young plant.
3.NounAn edible variety of such, grown and intended as food; examples include bean, alfalfa, kale, and others.
A bean sprout.
4.NounA bean sprout.
5.NounA child."Oh my, how your sprouts have grown!"
6.NounA Brussels sprout."In our family we only eat sprouts once a year, at Christmas."
7.VerbTo grow from seed; to germinate."The crocuses should be sprouting after 2 months, provided they're well tended."
8.VerbTo cause to grow from a seed."I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad."
9.VerbTo deprive of sprouts."to sprout potatoes"
10.VerbTo emerge from the ground as sprouts.
11.VerbTo emerge haphazardly from a surface."Whiskers sprouted from the old man's chin."
12.VerbTo emerge or appear haphazardly."A lot of coffee shops have sprouted up in this neighbourhood since the block of flats was put up."