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| germinate |
to start or cause to start growth; sprout. |
| grass |
to sprout grass. [1/8 definitions] |
| hyacinth |
any of various plants related to the lily that sprout from bulbs and bear spikes of fragrant, variously colored blossoms. [1/3 definitions] |
| leaf |
to bear or sprout leaves. [1/5 definitions] |
| malt |
barley that is allowed to sprout, then used to make beer and ale. |
| pullulate |
to begin to grow or sprout out; germinate; bud. [1/3 definitions] |
| resprout |
combined form of sprout. |
| spear2 |
a pointed sprout or shoot of a plant. |
| tiller3 |
a sprout or shoot that grows from the base of a plant. [2 definitions] |
| umbel |
a flower cluster in which flower stalks of nearly uniform length sprout from the same point on the main stem, as in the carrot plant. |
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