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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But like many of the islands’ native trees, flames can easily “topkill” them, Friday said, which means the roots might survive and resprout, but the above-ground portion of the plant is scorched to death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
Some grasses resprout from rootlike stems that grow underground, insulated from the flames.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 3, 2022
Ivy is so hard to manage because even the smallest amount of root or stem that is left can resprout.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 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
