sprout

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
  2. noun a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
  3. verb produce buds, branches, or germinate

Etymology

From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.

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