regrow

regrow

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Etymology

    From re- + grow.

    Verb

    regrow (third-person singular simple present regrows, present participle regrowing, simple past regrew, past participle regrown)

    1. (ambitransitive) To grow again a part that has been lost, shed or destroyed.
      Humans cannot regrow lost limbs but some amphibians can.
      Deciduous trees regrow their leaves every year.

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