Regrowing
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The self-cultivation of vegetables by city dwellers, using flower pots and windowsills, growing them from roots, cuttings, and scraps, for recycling and sustainable living.
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of regrow form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The Great Atlantic Shellfish Farms company will be a major part of regrowing the oyster population in the Great South Bay. Marty Byrnes is an aquaculturist with the company. He is responsible for getting adult oysters to spawn — lay eggs and produce the larvae that turn into millions of oysters."
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