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sproutless

adj

Etymology

From sprout + -less.

  1. derived from *spreutan✻
  2. derived from sprûte — “sprout”
  3. derived from sprute
  4. derived from sprouten — “to sprout”
  5. inherited from sproute
  6. suffixed as sproutless — “sprout + less”

Definitions

  1. without sprouts.

    • This sproutless tree looks like a difficult thing to get, and so it is. But, is anything too difficult when you consider that the tree will probably live and produce for 100 years?
    • My favorite was the Japanese Summer Noodles, a sproutless steaming bowl of thin whole wheat noodles in a tamari soy sauce broth with mushrooms, zucchini, celery.
    • Is this not too high a price to pay for a sproutless potato or a mosquitoless patio?

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA