Akademik

A structure resembling the s. of a plant.

- syncytial s. SYN: syncytial knot.

sprout 'sprau̇t vi to send out new growth: produce sprouts <vascular endothelial growth factor...has been shown to spur blood vessels to \sprout (Greg Miller)>

sprout n a new outgrowth (as of nerve tissue) resembling the young shoot of a plant <segments of the axon above the injury...produce new \sprouts (J. L. Marx)>