Shoot that grows from an adventitious bud on the base of a tree or shrub, or from an adventitious bud on a root.
1I have been amazed to see what a growth an oak- root sprout will make after its neighbors have been cut away.
2He stopped a moment, glanced down at the pale roots sprouting in Averan's coat.
3An entire tree swept past the door, upside down, its roots sprouting upward like horns.
4"And see those queer-looking roots sprouting out of the ground!"
5I have tried a few, now three years old, and the trees are doing nicely so far, but the roots sprout up where cut.
Translations for root sprout