sprouty
adjEtymology From sprout + -y.
1
Having sprouts.
2
Resembling or characteristic of sprouts.
- The seasonings really cut through the sprouty flavour, resulting in a clean-tasting spicy dish.2013, Christine McFadden, The Farm Shop Cookbook, page 50:
3
Tending to sprout, or grow from a surface.
- a youth with sprouty hair