grower

grower
grow VERB (past grew; past part. grown) 1) (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically. 2) (of a plant) germinate and develop. 3) become larger or greater over a period of time; increase. 4) become gradually or increasingly: we grew braver. 5) (grow up) advance to maturity; become an adult. 6) (grow out of or into) become too large (or large enough) to wear. 7) (grow on) become gradually more appealing to.
DERIVATIVES grower noun.
ORIGIN Old English, related to GRASS(Cf. ↑grass) and GREEN(Cf. ↑greenness).

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