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Meaning of sprout

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sprout
      n 1: any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
      2: a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
      v 1: produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes
           sprouted" [syn: {shoot}, {spud}, {germinate}, {pullulate},
           {bourgeon}, {burgeon forth}, {sprout}]
      2: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted
         early this year" [syn: {sprout}, {stock}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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