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Definition of sprout noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sprout

noun

/spraʊt/

/spraʊt/

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(also Brussels sprout, Brussel sprout)
a small round green vegetable like a very small cabbage

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a new part growing on a plantTopics Foodc2, Plants and treesc2

Word OriginMiddle English: of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spruiten and German spriessen.

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