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sprouting

 
Noun sprouting has 1 sense
  1. germination, sprouting - the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
    --1 is a kind of growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
    Derived forms: verb sprout1, verb sprout2
Verb sprout has 2 senses
  1. shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
    --1 is one way to grow
    Derived forms: noun sprout2, noun sprout1, noun sprouting1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. sprout, stock - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"
    --2 is one way to grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
    Derived forms: noun sprout1, noun sprout2, noun sprouting1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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