sprout
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(verb) grow sprouts, of a plant |
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Related Words: acquire, develop, get, grow, produce |
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(noun) a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) |
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Related Words: alfalfa sprout, bean sprout, green, greens, leafy vegetable |
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(noun) any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud |
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Related Words: bud, plant organ, shoot |
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(verb) produce buds, branches, or germinate; of plants |
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Synonyms: bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, pullulate, shoot, spud |
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Related Words: grow |
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