sprout
sprout /spr'aʊt/ (sprouts sprouting sprouted)
1 [VERB] V
When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves.
It only takes a few days for beans to sprout.
2 [VERB] V prep
When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there.
Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn...
3 [VERB] no passive, V n
If a garden or other area of land sprouts plants, they start to grow there.
...the garden, which had had time to sprout a shocking collection of weeds.
4 [VERB] no passive, V prep, V n
If something such as hair sprouts from a person or animal, or if they sprout it, it grows on them.
She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin...
As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss.
5 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts.
6 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Sprouts are new shoots on plants.
After eleven days of growth the number of sprouts was counted.bean sprout (bean sprouts)
also beansprout
[N-COUNT]
Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.brus|sels sprout /br'ʌsəlz spr'aʊt/ (brussels sprouts)
also Brussels sprout
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Brussels sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages.
= sprout
1 [VERB] V
When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves.
It only takes a few days for beans to sprout.
2 [VERB] V prep
When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there.
Leaf-shoots were beginning to sprout on the hawthorn...
3 [VERB] no passive, V n
If a garden or other area of land sprouts plants, they start to grow there.
...the garden, which had had time to sprout a shocking collection of weeds.
4 [VERB] no passive, V prep, V n
If something such as hair sprouts from a person or animal, or if they sprout it, it grows on them.
She is very old now, with little, round, wire-rimmed glasses and whiskers sprouting from her chin...
As well as sprouting a few grey hairs, Kevin seems to be suffering the occasional memory loss.
5 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages. They are also called brussels sprouts.
6 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Sprouts are new shoots on plants.
After eleven days of growth the number of sprouts was counted.bean sprout (bean sprouts)
also beansprout
[N-COUNT]
Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.brus|sels sprout /br'ʌsəlz spr'aʊt/ (brussels sprouts)
also Brussels sprout
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Brussels sprouts are vegetables that look like tiny cabbages.
= sprout