sprout leaves

  • 1leaves — lɪːf n. flat and usually green structure attached to the stem or branch of a plant; foliage; petal; state of having leaves; page; layer; thin sheet of metal (especially gold or silver); hinged or movable part; extra section added to extend a… …

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  • 2sprout — I UK [spraʊt] / US verb Word forms sprout : present tense I/you/we/they sprout he/she/it sprouts present participle sprouting past tense sprouted past participle sprouted 1) [intransitive] if a leaf or other part of a plant is sprouting, it is… …

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  • 3sprout — [[t]spra͟ʊt[/t]] sprouts, sprouting, sprouted 1) VERB When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves. It only takes a few days for beans to sprout. 2) VERB When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow… …

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  • 4sprout — sprout1 [spraut] v [: Old English; Origin: sprutan] 1.) [I and T] if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout, they start to grow, producing ↑shoots, ↑buds, or leaves ▪ Move the pots outside when the seeds begin to sprout. ▪ Trees were starting to… …

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  • 5sprout — sprout1 [ spraut ] verb 1. ) intransitive if a leaf or other part of a plant is sprouting, it is beginning to grow on the plant a ) intransitive if a plant sprouts, new leaves or SHOOTS begin to grow on it b ) transitive to make a plant start to… …

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  • 6sprout — 1 verb 1 (I) if leaves or buds sprout they appear and begin to grow 2 (I, T) if vegetables, seeds, or plants sprout they start to produce shoots, or buds: Keep the tray away from direct sunlight until the seeds begin to sprout. | sprout sth: The… …

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  • 7sprout — [spraʊt] verb I 1) [I/T] if a plant sprouts, or if it sprouts something, new leaves or SHOOTS begin to grow on it 2) [I] to suddenly appear or increase in number A lot of these modern buildings have sprouted suddenly along the shore of the… …

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  • 8sprout — Synonyms and related words: accrue from, adventurer, arise, arise from, be contingent on, be due to, begin, bine, bloom, blossom, bough, bourgeois gentilhomme, branch, branchedness, branchiness, brew, bud, bud from, burgeon, burst forth, come… …

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  • 9Brussels sprout — This article is about the plant. For the pencil game, see Sprouts (game). Infobox Cultivar | name = Brussels sprout image width = 240px image caption = Brussels sprouts, cultivar unknown species = Brassica oleracea group = Gemmifera Group origin …

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  • 10Brussels sprout — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Brussels sprout : singular Brussels sprout plural Brussels sprouts a small round vegetable consisting of many green leaves wrapped tightly around each other …

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