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1. (of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground
   "the corn is sprouted"

1. Produce buds, branches, or germinate
   "the potatoes sprouted"
   - shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon [archaic], burgeon forth, burgeon
    
2. Put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
   "the plant sprouted early this year"
   - stock

See also: sprouting, up

Type of: acquire, develop, get, grow, produce

Encyclopedia: Sprout