萌もえ立たつ

godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb

sprout; burst into leaf

Describes plants putting out new shoots or leaves in spring; somewhat literary and less common in everyday speech than 芽が出る or 芽吹く.

• 春はるになると、庭にわの木き々ぎが萌もえ立たつ。

  When spring comes, the trees in the garden burst into leaf.

• 若わか葉ばが萌もえ立たつ季き節せつは気き持もちがいい。

  The season when young leaves sprout is pleasant.