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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Florida’s weather has a lot to do with when the tubers commonly called bulbs regrow their colorful leaves.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Expect the shrub to regrow quickly once the weather warms up.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
Some have experienced smoke damage and may have looked dead in their bare winter appearance, but a scratch beneath the bark’s surface shows that many of the trees will regrow.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Crabgrass may regrow early this year; if needed apply a preventer by midmonth.
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—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
Expect the shrub to regrow quickly once the weather warms up.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
Some have experienced smoke damage and may have looked dead in their bare winter appearance, but a scratch beneath the bark’s surface shows that many of the trees will regrow.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Crabgrass may regrow early this year; if needed apply a preventer by midmonth.
13.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Regrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrow. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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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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