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 Sprout v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sprouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sprouting.]
 1. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.
 2. To shoot into ramifications. [Obs.]

 sprouting
      n : the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
          [syn: germination]