sprouting

Plural: sproutings

Noun

• the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
• The act by which something sprouts.

Verb

• produce buds, branches, or germinate
• put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
• present participle and gerund of sprout

Synonyms

bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, germination, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud, stock