homegrown
adjective
home·grown
ˈhōm-ˈgrōn 
1
: grown or produced at home or in a particular local area
homegrown vegetables
homegrown films
2
: native to or characteristic of a particular area
the festival will feature homegrown artists
Examples of homegrown in a Sentence
The family sells their homegrown vegetables at the local market.
The music festival will feature some homegrown talent this year.
Recent Examples on the Web
On road trips with his fiancee across the country as far as Kentucky and Florida, Huston sought out arborists, importers and homegrown hardwood retailers.
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Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
Fun Gallery was the East Village’s first art outpost, and within a year or so of its opening, other homegrown galleries had begun popping up in empty storefronts.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Huawei returned to the premium smartphone market last year with the Mate 60 Pro, a 5G smartphone featuring a homegrown processor.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024
There are still some concerns over whether China’s homegrown chips can perform as effectively as those from Nvidia, Intel, and AMD, however.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
Instead, Chinese telecom companies will turn to homegrown chips, which have improved in the nation.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
But Brown is a homegrown star who has lived up to his first-round billing.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
Naver and fellow internet firm Kakao (founded by an ex-Naver executive) have made South Korea one of a handful of countries where homegrown search engines outperform U.S. search giants without government intervention.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
There’s plenty of room to entertain and/or plant an urban garden with homegrown tomatoes and herbs.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024
Fun Gallery was the East Village’s first art outpost, and within a year or so of its opening, other homegrown galleries had begun popping up in empty storefronts.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Huawei returned to the premium smartphone market last year with the Mate 60 Pro, a 5G smartphone featuring a homegrown processor.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 15 Apr. 2024
There are still some concerns over whether China’s homegrown chips can perform as effectively as those from Nvidia, Intel, and AMD, however.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
Instead, Chinese telecom companies will turn to homegrown chips, which have improved in the nation.
—Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
But Brown is a homegrown star who has lived up to his first-round billing.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024
Naver and fellow internet firm Kakao (founded by an ex-Naver executive) have made South Korea one of a handful of countries where homegrown search engines outperform U.S. search giants without government intervention.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
There’s plenty of room to entertain and/or plant an urban garden with homegrown tomatoes and herbs.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Homegrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homegrown. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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homegrown
adjective
home·grown
ˈhōm-ˈgrōn
1
: grown or made at home or nearby
homegrown vegetables
2
: native to or characteristic of a particular place
homegrown artists
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