full-grown
adjective
: having reached full growth or development : fully grown or mature
full-grown animals/trees
a full-grown man
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When the state seal was created in 1950, the designers noted that just as myth tells us Minerva sprang full-grown from the head of Jupiter, California became a state without having to go through a territorial stage.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, the lion, now full-grown, recognized his former caretakers.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, the lion, now full-grown, recognized his former caretakers.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Full-grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-grown. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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