regrown

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adjective

That grew, was lost or destroyed, and regrew.

“The regrown weed is almost as big now as before I mowed it down.”

OriginEnglish grown ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

adjectiveregrown (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat grew, was lost or destroyed, and regrew.

    The regrown weed is almost as big now as before I mowed it down.

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of regrow

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishgrown
  7. Englishregrown

From re- + grown.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

regrown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regrown

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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