| noun | any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud |
| noun | a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) |
| verb | produce buds, branches, or germinate “the potatoes sprouted” |
| verb | put forth and grow sprouts or shoots “the plant sprouted early this year” |
| sprout | verb | put forth and grow sprouts or shoots |
| shoot | noun | a new branch |
| germ | noun | a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism |
| germination | noun | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow |
| pullulation | noun | asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual |
| sprout | noun | a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) |
| sprouting | noun | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow |
| stock | noun | a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants |