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sprouta young plant that has just begun to grow from a seed

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a young plant that has just begun to grow from a seed

Pronunciation (IPA): /spraʊt/

Korean meaning: 새싹, 움

Korean pronunciation: 스**프라**우트

Example Sentences

  • My hair sprouts faster than weeds when I'm stressed.
  • The potato in my kitchen cabinet started to sprout eyes.
  • After the scandal, conspiracy theories began to sprout everywhere like mushrooms after rain.

sprout

NOUN

//spraʊt//

a young plant that has just begun to grow from a seed

sprout concept
💡 Concept

Tiny green sprouts emerge from the freshly watered garden soil

sprout rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The scout finds a new route around the sprout!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/spraʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/spraʊt/

🌳Etymology

Rootsprout

Origin

From Middle English 'sprouten', derived from Old English 'sprūtan', related to Old Norse 'sprúta'. The word is of Germanic origin and may be connected to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning 'to spread' or 'to sprinkle'.

🎵Rhyme

routescoutaboutshoutdoubt
route
scout
about
shout
doubt

🔗Collocations

bean sprouts
sprout up
Brussels sprouts
sprout wings
hair sprouts
new growth sprouts
sprout from the ground

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My hair sprouts faster than weeds when I'm stressed.

The potato in my kitchen cabinet started to sprout eyes.

After the scandal, conspiracy theories began to sprout everywhere like mushrooms after rain.

His confidence seemed to sprout overnight after joining the debate club.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

germinateemergedevelopgrowbud

Antonyms

witherdiedecay

Related

seedlingshootgrowthvegetationgermination

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