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1. The process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
   - germination

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

Derived forms: sproutings

Type of: acquire, develop, development, get, grow, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny, produce

Encyclopedia: Sprouting