Real Dictionary

sprout
If a garden or other area of land sprouts plants, they start to grow there.
verb: When leaves, shoots, or plants sprout somewhere, they grow there.
verb: When plants, vegetables, or seeds sprout, they produce new shoots or leaves.

sprout in American English
a young growth on a plant, as a stem or branch; shoot
to begin to grow or germinate; give off shoots or buds
to cause to sprout or grow
intransitive verb: to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed
noun: a shoot of a plant
transitive verb: to cause to sprout

sprout in British English
noun: a newly grown shoot or bud
verb: (of a plant, seed, etc) to produce (new leaves, shoots, etc)