A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.
A guardian.
A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
The heir to a throne.
A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
A child.
A Brussels sprout.
A bean sprout.
An edible germinated seed.
To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
To emerge haphazardly from a surface.
To emerge or appear haphazardly
To cause to grow from a seed.
To deprive of sprouts.
To grow from seed; to germinate.