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spruit.

a sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant which grows from the rest

6 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/sprœy̯t/
  1. a sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant which grows from the rest

    feminine
  2. a child, seen as a parent's offspring, usually said of a minor

    feminine
  3. a style or beam which rests on another

    feminine
  4. a branch of a plumbing pipe, rope etc.

    feminine
  5. a small river, river branch, especially used in South African toponyms

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch sprute, spruut, spruyte, from Old Dutch *sprūtan. Cognate with English sprite, sprout.

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