- germination, sprouting - the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
--1 is a kind of growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
Derived forms: verb sprout1, verb sprout2
- shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
--1 is one way to grow
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun sprout2, noun sprout1, noun sprouting1
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- sprout, stock - put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year"
--2 is one way to grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun sprout1, noun sprout2, noun sprouting1
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