braird

[ braird ]

noun
  1. the first sprouts or shoots of grass, corn, or other crops; new growth.

verb (used without object)
  1. (of a crop or a seed) to sprout; appear above the ground.

Origin of braird

1
1400–50; late Middle English breird, variant of brerd a sprout, to sprout, Old English brerd edge, top; akin to brad

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