regrow
verb
re·grow
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrō 
regrew
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrü
; regrown
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrōn
; regrowing
; regrown
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrōn
; regrowing
: to grow (something, such as a missing part) anew
: to continue growth after interruption or injury
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Most conifers, including arborvitae, do not regrow foliage when it’s lost due to heavy pruning, deer browsing, or crowding from being planted too close together or too close to a wall or fence.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
Or like a rain forest, which can be devastated, but will eventually regrow — even if not with old growth.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Don’t leave stubs as these will likely have buds at their base and just regrow.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
Regeneration: What the axolotl can teach us about regrowing human limbs.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2024
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024
Or like a rain forest, which can be devastated, but will eventually regrow — even if not with old growth.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
Don’t leave stubs as these will likely have buds at their base and just regrow.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2024
Regeneration: What the axolotl can teach us about regrowing human limbs.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2024
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regrow
verb
re·grow
(ˈ)rē-ˈgrō
: to grow (as a missing part) again
Medical Definition
regrow
intransitive verb
re·grow
(ˈ)rē-ˈgrō
: to continue growth after interruption or injury
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