noun
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a person who grows plants
a vegetable grower
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a plant that grows in a specified way
a fast grower
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a piece of music that is initially unimpressive but becomes more enjoyable after further hearings
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But what can an apple grower do about it?
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mr. Hurst is a Missouri farmer and greenhouse grower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Taylor Fresh had just last month voluntarily recalled imported contaminated lettuce from a grower in Central Mexico that was linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak that affected 15 states and sicked tens of thousands of people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Another grower near Mid-Illovo, a region of rolling hills south of Durban, said most cane cutters in his area came from Lesotho, the tiny kingdom encircled by South Africa.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Papa had heard that a grape grower there, named Mr. Patrini, had nice places for farm workers to live.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
Some indoor farms do not have bees, and growers pay workers to pollinate flowers by hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
That could have implications for beekeepers, growers and integrated-pest-management planners, particularly during periods when bees are actively foraging or colonies are expanding.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
“Our consumers, our manufacturers, our blueberry growers, and more will all continue to pay the price,” Sen. Susan Collins, the Republican from Maine, wrote to the Department of Commerce in December.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
That means shoppers could start seeing smaller, wonkier or oddly coloured veg on the shelves in the coming weeks - and sellers and growers say it's still good to eat.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
For a number of years California rice growers have been treating seed with DDT as protection against tadpole shrimp and scavenger beetles which sometimes damage seedling rice.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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