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to resprout

to resprout

5.0
To grow new shoots after being cut or damaged
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈspraʊt/
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  • The gardener was pleased to see that the herbs would resprout even after a hard frost.

Examples

  • These plants can be burned to the ground and yet resprout vigorously a season later.

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  • The remaining species usually survive bushfires, either because they have very thick bark that protects the trunk from fire, or because they have lignotubers from which they can resprout after fire.

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  • After being trimmed, the rosebush began to resprout new leaves within a few weeks.

  • If you cut the ferns back in the fall, they will resprout beautifully in the spring.

Synonyms

to regenerate
vsto resprout
  • Specialized
43 5.3

Grow back a body part or damaged tissue

applies to plants making new shoots or leaves after cutting
to regrow
vsto resprout
7 3.7

To make new parts after being cut or damaged, as plants and animals do

specifically produces new shoots or leaves after cutting or destruction
to outshoot
vsto resprout
  • Specialized
6.5

To grow small new stems or branches from a plant

occurs after cutting or damage focusing on new shoots or leaves

How Much

to overgrow
2 4.4
to regenerate
  • Specialized
43 5.3
to resprout
5.0
to sprout
68 2.0
to bud
11 1.0

Surface Forms

resprout infinitive
resprouted past
resprouted past participle
resprouting present participle
resprouts third person singular

Morphology

resprout = sprout (transparent) = re + sprout

The meaning 'sprout again' is directly predictable from adding 're-' to the verb 'sprout'.

Etymology

Resprout combines the prefix re- 'again' with the familiar word sprout, which means 'a young shoot' or 'new growth'. So to resprout is to grow new shoots 'again' after a plant has been cut, burned, or damaged.