4. (Bot. & Zoöl.) To assume suddenly a new and different character from
the rest of the plant or from the type of the species; -- said of a
bud, shoot, plant, or animal. See Sport, n., 6. Darwin.
Syn. -- To play; frolic; game; wanton.
Sport, v. t. 1. To divert; to amuse; to make merry; -- used with the
reciprocal pronoun.
Against whom do ye sport yourselves?
Isa. lvii. 4.