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shade-grown
[ sheyd-grohn ]
/ ˈʃeɪdˌgroʊn /
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adjective Horticulture.
grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
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Origin of shade-grown
An Americanism dating back to 1905–10
Words nearby shade-grown
shaddock, shade, shade cloth, shaded, shade deck, shade-grown, shades, shades of, shade tree, shadfly, shading
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