sprout Definition

sprout
verb sprouted, sprouting

tr & intr
1. To develop (a new growth, eg of leaves or hair).

Thesaurus: germinate, grow, spring, take root, bud, burgeon.
2. To grow or develop; to spring up.

Example: Cyber cafés are sprouting up everywhere
Form: sprout up (also)

noun

1. A new growth; a shoot or bud.
2. A shortened form of Brussels sprout.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon sprutan.