sprout
verb (used without object)
to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
resprout
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a word derived from
sprout.
Example Sentences
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The firefighter estimates 15 to 30% of the trees damaged in the Black Rock fire will resprout, growing new stems from their root systems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
Some grasses resprout from rootlike stems that grow underground, insulated from the flames.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 3, 2022
If you dig up the roots and a fragment is left in the ground, the knotweed will resprout.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2021
American chestnuts can resprout from the root collar; today, pretty much the only examples that still exist in the woods are small, spindly trees that have sprung up in this way.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 18, 2016
Genealogical translation: the Senator's grandson will soon resprout on the family tree as the Senator's stepson-in-law.
From Time Magazine Archive
