growan

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noun

A decomposed granite, forming a mass of sandy gravel, found in tin lodes in Cornwall.

OriginCornish growan →
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Meanings

noungrowan (countable and uncountable, plural growans)

plural growans

  1. UKcountableobsoleteuncountablebusinessA decomposed granite, forming a mass of sandy gravel, found in tin lodes in Cornwall.

Origin

  1. Cornishgrowan“gravel”
  2. Englishgrowan

From Cornish growan (“gravel”). Compare Armorican grouan (“gravel”), Cornish grow (“gravel, sand”).

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APA

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MLA

“growan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/growan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “growan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/growan.

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