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homegrown

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home⋅grown

  [hohm-grohn]
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–adjective
1. grown or produced at home or in a particular region for local consumption: homegrown tomatoes.
2. native or indigenous to or characteristic of a region: homegrown musicians.
Origin:
1820–30; home + grown
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home·grown   (hōm'grōn')   
adj.  

  1. Raised or grown at home.

  2. Originating in or characteristic of a locality: "Rock is homegrown music in the United States, evolved from blues and country and Tin Pan Alley" (Jon Pareles).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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