sprout
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verb no object
(of a plant) put forth shoots:
発芽する; 〈葉などが〉生え始める; 〈つぼみなどが〉出る(up).
e.g. the weeds begin to sprout.
with object grow (plant shoots or hair):
〈庭などが〉〈植物など〉を生やす, 成長させる
〈ひげ･髪の毛･角など〉を生やす, 伸ばす
e.g. many black cats sprout a few white hairs.
no object (of a plant, flower, or hair) start to grow; spring up:
〈豆･種子など〉を発芽させる
e.g. crocuses sprouted up from the grass.
no object appear or develop suddenly and in large numbers:
急に伸びる［成長する, 増える］; 突如次々と出現する(up)
e.g. plush new hotels are sprouting up everywhere.
noun
1. a shoot of a plant.
芽, 新芽; 若枝
(sprouts) young shoots eaten as a vegetable, especially the shoots of alfalfa, mung beans, or soybeans.
｟主に米｠ ; 〖通例～s〗 アルファルファ; (マメ)モヤシ
2. short for Brussels sprout.
〖～s〗 芽キャベツ(Brussel sprout, Brussels sprout).
ORIGIN
Middle English: of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spruiten and German spriessen.