5
thrive(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
5
tower(noun, verb, rise, grow, lift)
5
twig(noun, sucker, offshoot, descendant)
5
upspring(verb, grow, lift, arise, soar)
5
vegetate(verb, advance, develop, turn, raise)
4
outgrow(verb, phrasal verb, expansion, spire, shoot up)
4
spud
4
ascend(verb, phrasal verb, increase, rise, climb)
4
beginning(noun, beginning)
4
come out of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, effect)
4
dawn(noun, verb, set, develop, start)
4
extend(verb, advance, turn, raise, produce)
4
grow out of(expression, idiom, set, start, rise)
4
limb(noun, development, sucker)
4
minor(noun, youngster)
4
originate(verb, set, advance, start, turn)
4
start(noun, verb, set, rise, beginning)
4
surface(noun, verb, develop, grow, lift)
3
be due to(expression, idiom, effect)
3
seedling(noun, flower, shrub, bush)
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