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sprouts

6 definitions • 5 examples
1
to produce leaves, hair, or other new developing parts, or (of leaves, hair, and other developing parts) to begin to grow:

Examples:

It takes about three days for the seeds to sprout.
Your hair is sticking up - it looks like you're sprouting horns!
2
If a large number of things sprout (up), they suddenly appear or begin to exist:

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3
a part of a plant that is just beginning to grow
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to begin to grow, or to produce new growth:

Examples:

[ I ] Our new seedlings have begun to sprout.
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a new growth of a plant:

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