resprout
resprout verb: to sprout again.
Verb
resprout (third-person singular simple present resprouts, present participle resprouting, simple past and past participle resprouted)
- To sprout again.
- "These have good root stock; they can be cropped once a year and resprout," he said.2009 March 3, Stuart Innes, “Sugar cane and pine forests to create ethanol”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2009
Forms of resprout
| third-person singular present | resprouts |
|---|---|
| present participle | resprouting |
| past participle | resprouted |
| past | resprouted |
Origin of resprout
From re- + sprout.
Words formed from resprout
Questions about resprout
- What does resprout mean?
- Resprout means to sprout again.
- What part of speech is resprout?
- Resprout is a verb.
- What is the past tense of resprout?
- The past tense of resprout is resprouted.
Words near resprout in the dictionary
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