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.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Logan O’Connor, who was an undrafted free agent, is the only one who counts as a homegrown player.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
Moustakas' rise coincided with that of the Royals, who rode a homegrown nucleus of talent all the way to the championship in 2015.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Critics of such spending of U.S. tax dollars say Americans can’t take care of the world when the nation has so many homegrown issues to deal with, such as poverty and homelessness, the border and fentanyl crisis, violent crime and more.
—Therese Boudreaux | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Homegrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homegrown. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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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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