Brussels sprouts

Brussels sprouts
Sprout Sprout, n. [Cf. AS. sprote a sprout, sprig; akin to Icel. sproti, G. sprosse. See {Sprout}, v. i.] 1. The shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, from the stump, or from the root or tuber, of a plant or tree; more rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a branch. [1913 Webster]

2. pl. Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

{Brussels sprouts} (Bot.) See under {Brussels}. [1913 Webster]


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