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if a leaf or other part of a plant is sprouting, it is beginning to grow on the plant
if a plant sprouts, new leaves or shoots begin to grow on it
to make a plant start to produce new leaves or shoots
if something such as hair sprouts, or if you sprout it, it starts to grow suddenly or quickly
The monster sprouted a new head each time he attacked it.
if things sprout or sprout up somewhere, they appear there or increase in number suddenly and very quickly
Anti-government posters are sprouting up along a nearby wall.
New businesses began to sprout up across the country.
used about something that comes out of a surface
Thick pipes sprouted from the floor and disappeared through the ceiling.
