home-grown
/hˈoʊmɡɹˌoʊn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.64 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having been grown in one's home garden, etc., rather than in a larger agricultural production.
Example Sentences
- "Our neighbours brought us some beautiful home-grown tomatoes."
- "We not only have to cultivate our home-grown talent better, but we also need to stimulate the flow of talent into our country."
- "Beyond the mere existence of a dictionary, what is required is the acceptance of the notion of a home-grown standardised variety in the language community itself."