Definition of sprout

• v. t. - To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.
• v. t. - To shoot into ramifications.
• v. t. - To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.
• v. t. - To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.
• v. i. - 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.
• v. i. - Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts.