regrow

British  

/ riːˈɡrəʊ /

verb

1. to grow or be grown again after having been cut or having died or withered

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Explanation

When something starts growing again after being hurt or grows in the place of something that's lost, it regrows. Even if you hate your new crewcut, you can console yourself that your hair will regrow. Some animals can lose parts of their bodies, only to have them regrow: most lizards can regrow their tails, spiders can regrow missing legs, and sharks continuously regrow their teeth throughout their lives. That may seem miraculous, but we tend to be less amazed by the fact that plants regrow all the time — if you prune branches off a bush or tree, it will regrow new shoots.

Example Sentences

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But a slate of research teams around the world are on an ambitious quest to cure arthritis, developing therapies that regrow cartilage and rebuild underlying bone to heal damaged joints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Over time, however, the central nervous system largely loses its ability to regrow damaged axons.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

They discovered that until about day 150 of development, roughly corresponding to the middle stage of pregnancy, damaged axons could still regrow.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

Scientists have discovered that an annual event when Emperor penguins completely shed and regrow their feathers is putting the birds in peril as Antarctica is transformed by a warming world.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

“It's weird. We're working on a special project. I'm trying to regrow sunspice, which will bring the sand-dragons back home. This week is seed extraction. He knows that.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton