sprouted: 意味と定義

To begin to grow; give off shoots or buds.

To emerge and develop rapidly: businesses that sprouted along the highway.

Young plant growth, such as a bud or shoot.

Something resembling or suggestive of a sprout, as in rapid growth:"a tall blond sprout of a boy"(Anne Tyler).

The young shoots of plants such as alfalfa and soybean, usually eaten raw. Brussels sprouts.