sprout

Example Sentences

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This process, known as sprouting, helped compensate for cells that were lost due to injury.

From Science Daily

Turkey and sprouts are synonymous with Christmas dinner and this year a rise in the price of both means the festive feast will cost you slightly more at the supermarket.

From BBC

Now there were charred trees, excavators and weeds sprouting from cracked foundations where multimillion-dollar homes once stood.

From Los Angeles Times

Beets, shaved brussels sprouts, anything that gives a little snap or chew, something your teeth can find.

From Salon

The remains of four arms sprout symmetrically from the shoulders of a gracefully elongated 11th-century torso, listed as Vishnu, possibly.

From The Wall Street Journal