SproutingWordNet Explorer

the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

put forth and grow sprouts or shoots

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

produce buds, branches, or germinate

increase in size by natural process

cause to grow or sprout