Word Meaning

sprouts definition and meaning

v. t. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.
v. t. To shoot into ramifications.
v. t. To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.
v. t. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.
v. i. 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.
v. i. Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts.

Crossword clues for sprouts

- Begin to grow
- Germinate
- Grow suddenly
- Put forth shoots
- Shoot Proust in error
- Spring up
- Young shoot
- Christmas dinner food
- Young shoots