Sprout (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Sprouted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sprouting.] [OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to
OFries. spr&?;ta, AS. spreótan, D.
spruiten, G. spriessen, Sw. spruta to squirt, to
spout. Cf. Sprit, v. t. & i., Sprit a
spar, Spout, v. t., Spurt.]
1. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to
germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of
plants.
2. To shoot into ramifications. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Sprout, v. t. 1. To
cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.
2. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout
potatoes.
Sprout, n. [Cf. AS. sprote a
sprout, sprig; akin to Icel. sproti, G. sprosse. See
Sprout, v. i.] 1. 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.
2. pl. Young coleworts; Brussels
sprouts. Johnson.
Brussels sprouts (Bot.) See under
Brussels.
Sprout (?), v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Sprouted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sprouting.] [OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to
OFries. spr&?;ta, AS. spreótan, D.
spruiten, G. spriessen, Sw. spruta to squirt, to
spout. Cf. Sprit, v. t. & i., Sprit a
spar, Spout, v. t., Spurt.]
1. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to
germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of
plants.
2. To shoot into ramifications. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Sprout, v. t. 1. To
cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.
2. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout
potatoes.
Sprout, n. [Cf. AS. sprote a
sprout, sprig; akin to Icel. sproti, G. sprosse. See
Sprout, v. i.] 1. 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.
2. pl. Young coleworts; Brussels
sprouts. Johnson.
Brussels sprouts (Bot.) See under
Brussels.
