Sprout vs Sprig - What's the difference?
sprout | sprig |
A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
A child.
A Brussels sprout.
An edible germinated seed.
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight disparagement.
* Sir Walter Scott
A brad, or nail without a head.
A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
A house sparrow.
To decorate with sprigs
As nouns the difference between sprout and sprig
is that sprout is a new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts while sprig is a small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.As a verb sprig is
to decorate with sprigs.sprout
English
(wikipedia sprout) (Sprouting)Noun
(en noun)Verb
Anagrams
*sprig
English
Noun
(en noun)- a sprig of laurel or of parsley
- a sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a satchel, not so many years ago
