Start to sprout Crossword Clue

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Start to sprout Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a partially opened flower
2. a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
(verb)
1. develop buds
2. start to grow or develop

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SPROUT (verb)
1. put forth and grow sprouts or shoots
2. produce buds, branches, or germinate
SPROUT (noun)
1. a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
2. any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud
START (verb)
1. get off the ground
2. bulge outward
START (noun)
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
2. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
DUB

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