Definition of: sprout

(sprout) v.i.
1. To put forth shoots; begin to grow; germinate.
2. To develop or grow rapidly.
—v.t.
3. To cause to sprout.
4. To remove shoots from.
—noun
1. A new shoot or bud on a plant; hence, something like or suggestive of a sprout; a scion.
2. plural Brussels sprouts.
—a course of sprouts A period of training. [OE sprūtan]