Sprout or Sprouts may refer to:

Botany

Brussels sprout The Brussels sprout is a member of the Gemmifera cultivar group of cabbages (''Brassica oleracea''), grown for its edible buds. The leaf vegetables are typically 1.5–4.0 cm (0.6–1.6 in) in diameter and resemble miniature cabbages ...

, an edible vegetable of the ''brasicca'' genus *

Shoot In botany, a plant shoot consists of any plant stem together with its appendages, leaves and lateral buds, flowering stems, and flower buds. The new growth from seed germination that grows upward is a shoot where leaves will develop. In the spri ...

, the early growth of a plant *

Sprouting Sprouting is the natural process by which seeds or spores germinate and put out shoots, and already established plants produce new leaves or buds, or other structures experience further growth. In the field of nutrition, the term signifies ...

, the practice of germinating seeds, often for food purposes **

Alfalfa Alfalfa () (''Medicago sativa''), also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is cultivated as an important forage crop in many countries around the world. It is used for grazing, hay, and silage, as w ...

sprouts ** bean sprouts: ***

Soybean sprout Soybean sprout is a culinary vegetable grown by sprouting soybeans. It can be grown by placing and watering the sprouted soybeans in the shade until the roots grow long. Soybean sprouts are extensively cultivated and consumed in Asian countries. ...

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Mung bean sprout Mung bean sprouts are a culinary vegetable grown by sprouting mung beans. They can be grown by placing and watering the sprouted beans in the shade until the hypocotyls grow long. Mung bean sprouts are extensively cultivated and consumed in East ...

** Broccoli sprouts

Places

* Sprout, Kentucky *

Sprout Creek Sprout Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 3, 2011 creek located entirely within Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is the largest tributary of F ...

, in Dutchess County, New York *

Sprouts of the Mohawk River The Sprouts of the Mohawk River are the multiple channels of the Mohawk River as it flows into the Hudson River creating a delta in the US state of New York. Most of the sprouts lie within Albany County, with the northern ones in Saratoga County ...

, a section of the Mohawk River

People

* Sprout (surname) * Sprout, a pseudonym of the Irish author Michael Carroll (born 1966) *

Sprouts Elder James Lloyd Elder, known as Sprouts Elder (born 4 August 1904 in Fresno, California, United States – died 8 August 1957 in Fresno, California) was an international motorcycle speedway rider.Bamford, R. & Stallworthy, D. (2003) ''Speedway – ...

(1904–1957), international motorcycle speedway rider

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Sprout'' (2012 TV series), a series of Japanese drama aired on Nippon Television *

Sprout (block) Universal Kids is an American children's television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal. The channel launched on September 26, 2005, as PBS Kids Sprout, a preschool-oriented channel jointly ...

, a program block on Universal Kids, previously an American television network * ''Sprout'' (novel), a 2009 young adult novel by Dale Peck * ''Sprouts'' (game), a pencil-and-paper game *

Little Green Sprout Green Giant and Le Sueur (spelled Le Sieur in Canada) are brands of frozen and canned vegetables owned by B&G Foods. The company's mascot is the Jolly Green Giant. Company and brand history The Minnesota Valley Canning Company was founded in ...

, the sidekick to the Jolly Green Giant advertising mascot * Sprout, a former name of

Universal Kids Universal Kids is an American children's television Specialty channel, channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal. The channel launched on September 26, 2005, as PBS Kids Sprout, a preschool-oriented ...

, an American pay television channel

Brands and enterprises

Sprout (computer) Sprout by HP (stylized as sprout) was a personal computer from HP Inc. announced on October 29, 2014 and released for sale on November 9, 2014. The system was conceived by Brad Short, a Distinguished Technologist at HP Inc., who along with Louis Ki ...

, a Hewlett-Packard computer introduced in 2014 *

Sprout World Sprout World is a Danish company that develops sustainable and plantable writing tools. The company was established in 2013 by Danish entrepreneur Michael Stausholm. The company's main product is the Sprout Pencil, which was originally invented by ...

, a maker of pencils *

Sprouts Farmers Market Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., is a supermarket chain headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The grocer offers a wide selection of natural and organic foods, including fresh produce, bulk foods, vitamins and supplements, packaged groceries, meat ...

, an Arizona-based chain of specialty grocery stores

Other uses

* Sprouts of capitalism, features of the economy of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties {{Disambiguation