SPROUT (3)

Sprout, n. [[Cf. AS. sprote a sprout, sprig; akin to Icel. sproti, G. sprosse. See Sprout, v. i.]] 1. 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.
2. 2. pl. Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts. Johnson.
Brussels sprouts. (Bot.) See under Brussels.