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intergrown

intergrown adjective: that have grown together and through each other.

Adjective

intergrown (comparative more intergrown, superlative most intergrown)

  1. That have grown together and through each other.
    • The intergrown foliage atop a xylosma hedge appears to be delicately balanced on long wooden fingers.1978, Oliver E. Allen, Pruning and Grafting, page 93

Forms of intergrown

comparativemore intergrown
superlativemost intergrown

Origin of intergrown

From inter- + grown.

Questions about intergrown

What does intergrown mean?
Intergrown means that have grown together and through each other.
What part of speech is intergrown?
Intergrown is an adjective.

Words near intergrown in the dictionary

  1. intergroupal
  2. intergrouping
  3. intergroups
  4. intergrow
  5. intergrowing
  6. intergrown
  7. intergrows
  8. intergrowth
  9. intergrowths
  10. intergular
  11. intergyral

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