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Verb
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sprouted, past tense; sprouted, past participle; sprouting, present participle; sprouts, 3rd person singular present;
  1. (of a plant) Put forth shoots
    • - the weeds begin to sprout
  2. Grow (plant shoots or hair)
    • - many black cats sprout a few white hairs
  3. (of a plant, flower, or hair) Start to grow; spring up
    • - crocuses sprouted up from the grass
    • - forms of nationalism sprouted as the system collapsed
Noun
  1. A shoot of a plant

  2. Young shoots eaten as a vegetable, esp. the shoots of alfalfa, mung beans, or soybeans

  1. any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
  2. shoot: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
  3. a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
  4. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"
  5. (sprouted) (of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground; "the corn is sprouted"
  6. (sprouting) germination: the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
  7. The following is an episode list for the MTV animated television series Beavis and Butt-head. The series has its roots in 1992 when Mike Judge created two animated shorts - "Frog Baseball" and "Peace, Love & Understanding" - which were later aired on Liquid Television.
  8. Tefé Holland is a fictional character, a DC Comics universe leading and supporting character. The character is the daughter of Swamp Thing and Abby Arcane Holland. ...
  9. Sprout is a young adult gay novel by American author Dale Peck first published in May 2009. The novel depicts a openly gay teenage boy who moves to Kansas after his mother dies from cancer. ...
  10. Sprouting is the practice of soaking, draining and then rinsing seeds at regular intervals until they germinate, or sprout. This can be a semi-automated or fully automated process when done on a large scale for commercial use.
  11. (Sprouts (game)) Sprouts is a pencil-and-paper game with interesting mathematical properties. It was first played by mathematicians John Horton Conway and Michael S. Paterson at Cambridge University in 1967.
  12. (Sprouts (grocery chain)) Sprouts is a privately owned Arizona-based chain of specialty grocery stores with locations in Arizona, California, Colorado and Texas. Sprouts stores are smaller than a typical supermarket, focusing on fresh foods, produce, healthy foods and vitamins/supplements. ...
  13. A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts; A child; A Brussels sprout; An edible germinated seed; To grow, where the initial state is a seed; to germinate; To cause to grow from a seed
  14. (sprouted) quinoa as an ingredient of vegetable wraps. Adding handful of sprouted quinoa along with onions ... especially in a vegan diet. Quinoa is eaten in various ways but I prefer to use sprouted quinoa as it is full of nutrients and rich source of nine essential amino acids. ...
  15. (Sprouting) Protrusion of individual tuft or yarn ends above the pile surface. May be clipped with scissors.
  16. (Sprouting) When ends of backing material such as jute appear on the pile surface.
  17. (Sprouting) broccoli has a larger number of heads with many thin stalks. It is planted in May to be harvested during the winter or early the following year.
  18. (Sprouting) is the practice of germinating seeds to be eaten either raw or cooked. They are a convenient way to have fresh vegetables for salads, or otherwise, in any season and can be germinated at home or produced industrially. ...
  19. (sprouting) formation of new branches on axons or dendrites as they grow (Neuropathfinding)
  20. Sprouting occurs when higher turf fibers appear on turf surfaces.  Simply cut the sprouts with sharp scissors.
  21. (SPROUTS) Seeds and grains can be sprouted. High in enzymes, vitamins and minerals.
  22. (SPROUTS) One of methods some trees use to reproduce is to sprout from dormant buds.  Usually these buds are located around the root collar, near the ground.  If the parent tree should weaken or die, these dormant buds will often grow into sprouts. ...
  23. (Sprouts) such as mung, pea, broccoli and sunflower are another great way to add flavor and texture as well as nutrients.
  24. (Sprouts) we’re turning traditional salad on its head! At Sprouts, we create unique, innovative salads using the freshest ingredients combined in the most distinctive ways, with local farm and garden ingredients infused with global flavors to please everyone from the devout vegetarian to the ...
  25. a tree growing from a cut stump or previously established root system.