grow wild

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: to grow naturally without being planted or cared for by humans

The flowers grow wild along the highway.

Examples of grow wild in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These native perennials grow wild in many areas throughout the United States and typically bloom in mid-summer. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026

First, there are the harvesters who hike through the Amazon jungle twice a year to reach the mopa-mopa shrubs that grow wild in southern Colombia. — Kristin Houser, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026

In addition to history, arts, and culture, Wilmington is also one of the only places in the country where the carnivorous Venus flytraps grow wild. — Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025

Cardamom pastries in Finland Renowned for its foraging culture, Finland also has many more culinary dimensions beyond the mushrooms, berries, and herbs that grow wild in the countryside and across vast swaths of its capital, Helsinki. — AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for grow wild

• beguiled
• brainchild
• compiled
• defiled
• exiled
• grandchild
• profiled
• refiled
• reviled
• stepchild
• stockpiled
• domiciled