Also means
push, thrust
Usage Note
Pousse refers both to a plant shoot or sprout and, in everyday speech, to the action of pushing. The phrase pousse-café (a small digestif drunk after coffee) uses the word idiomatically. In cooking, pousses d'épinard means fresh baby spinach leaves.
Examples
"Les pousses de bambou poussent vite."
Natural Translation
Bamboo shoots grow quickly.
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