sprout
noun/spraʊt/
/spraʊt/
- (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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