Home › Words › W › watersproutwatersproutwatersprout means an upright shoot growing from a latent (dormant) bud on the trunk or older branch of a tree.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, watersprout ranks #3,412 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom water + sprout?nounAn upright shoot growing from a latent (dormant) bud on the trunk or older branch of a tree.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).