| Noun | 1. | sprout - any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a budplant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus bud - a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals | |
| 2. | sprout - a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)bean sprout - any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeans | |
| Verb | 1. | sprout - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees" germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants" | |
| 2. | sprout - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"acquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" | |