growern.

Brit.

/ˈɡrəʊə/, U.S.

/ˈɡroʊər/

Etymology: < grow v. + -er suffix¹.

a. Of a plant (usually with adjective having adverbial force): One that grows (in the specified way).

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the world > plants > by growth or development > [noun] > growing plant

grower1562

springer1615

comer1626

shooter1731

1562 J. Heywood Sixt Hundred Epigrammes lxx, in Wks. sig. Ddii^v Ye..pining graffes, great growers as can bee.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 128 The waxings and sproutings forth, which are found in all growers.

1758 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 442 Many people, who have been in North America, agree, that it is but a slow grower there.

1796 C. Marshall Gardening (1813) xix. 333 The balm of Gilead and hemlock sorts [of pine] are the lowest growers.

1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 293 The sea-kale, a grower in the sand.

1878 R. Thompson's Gardener's Assist. 694 Eupatorium, a useful genus of tall..composite plants; remarkably free growers.

b. ‘The lower part of a growing thorn used in making hedges, a thick limb of a thorn hedge’ ( E. Dial. Dict.).

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > planted, cultivated, or valued > hedge or hedgerow > branch in

plashoote1602

steeper1815

grower1829

1829 Sporting Mag. 24 54 A strong grower catching his knee, he is displaced from his saddle.

1892 ‘Rusticus Expectans’ in Field 26 Mar. LXXIX. 436/3 Mr. C —— fell at the first fence, being swept off by a grower.

2. Of a person: One who grows (produce).

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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > [noun] > one who

planter1281

cropper1580

growera1687

raiser1707

vegetist1775

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1691) x. 113 The growers of Commodities, do commonly trust them to such Merchants or Factors.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. iii. iv. 494 Its rude produce being charged with less carriage, the traders could pay the growers a better price for it.

1787 W. Marshall Provincialisms in Rural Econ. Norfolk II. 380 Growers, farmers. Great growers, capital farmers.

1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 784 A..petition..signed by..respectable growers of wool in the county of Essex.

1873 C. Robinson New S. Wales 19 Other growers state the yield to be at 60 tons [of sugar] for first crop.

Draft additions June 2021

A thing which initially makes little impression but becomes appealing over time; esp. a recording of a song or piece of music which reveals its charms only through repeated listening. Cf. grow v. 9d.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > other types of piece

tinternel1573

aubade1678

nome1705

accompaniment1728

potboiler1783

raga1789

elegy1808

improvisation1824

pièce d'occasion1830

morceau de salon1854

tum-tum1859

murky1876

test-piece1876

invention1880

monodia1880

serenata1883

monody1887

dumka1895

incidental number1904

a cappella1905

folk-tune1907

realization1911

nosebleeder1921

show tune1927

sicilienne1927

estampie1937

ballad1944

Siciliana1947

hard rocker1957

rabble-rouser1958

display1959

mobile1961

soundscape1968

grower1973

lounge1978

1973 E. John in New Musical Express 17 Feb. 19/1 It's a grower... ‘Daniel’ isn't an instant single. But most people I played it to before it was released went away whistling it.

2004 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 29 Dec. (Features section) t23 There's a whole lot going on in this sitcom... But the satisfying thing is that it presents a challenge and this could be a real grower for those with a little patience.

2011 S. Egan Mammoth Bk. B. Dylan 411 The album is the quintessential grower: almost a flat terrain on first listen, it reveals itself to be a landscape of hidden, intriguing gulleys and crevices each time one returns to it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grower
释义	growern. Brit. /ˈɡrəʊə/, U.S. /ˈɡroʊər/ Etymology: < grow v. + -er suffix¹. 1. a. Of a plant (usually with adjective having adverbial force): One that grows (in the specified way). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > [noun] > growing plant grower1562 springer1615 comer1626 shooter1731 1562 J. Heywood Sixt Hundred Epigrammes lxx, in Wks. sig. Ddii^v Ye..pining graffes, great growers as can bee. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 128 The waxings and sproutings forth, which are found in all growers. 1758 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 442 Many people, who have been in North America, agree, that it is but a slow grower there. 1796 C. Marshall Gardening (1813) xix. 333 The balm of Gilead and hemlock sorts [of pine] are the lowest growers. 1854 S. Thomson Wanderings among Wild Flowers (ed. 4) iii. 293 The sea-kale, a grower in the sand. 1878 R. Thompson's Gardener's Assist. 694 Eupatorium, a useful genus of tall..composite plants; remarkably free growers. b. ‘The lower part of a growing thorn used in making hedges, a thick limb of a thorn hedge’ ( E. Dial. Dict.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > planted, cultivated, or valued > hedge or hedgerow > branch in plashoote1602 steeper1815 grower1829 1829 Sporting Mag. 24 54 A strong grower catching his knee, he is displaced from his saddle. 1892 ‘Rusticus Expectans’ in Field 26 Mar. LXXIX. 436/3 Mr. C —— fell at the first fence, being swept off by a grower. 2. Of a person: One who grows (produce). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > [noun] > one who planter1281 cropper1580 growera1687 raiser1707 vegetist1775 a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1691) x. 113 The growers of Commodities, do commonly trust them to such Merchants or Factors. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. iii. iv. 494 Its rude produce being charged with less carriage, the traders could pay the growers a better price for it. View more context for this quotation 1787 W. Marshall Provincialisms in Rural Econ. Norfolk II. 380 Growers, farmers. Great growers, capital farmers. 1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 784 A..petition..signed by..respectable growers of wool in the county of Essex. 1873 C. Robinson New S. Wales 19 Other growers state the yield to be at 60 tons [of sugar] for first crop. Draft additions June 2021 A thing which initially makes little impression but becomes appealing over time; esp. a recording of a song or piece of music which reveals its charms only through repeated listening. Cf. grow v. 9d. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > other types of piece tinternel1573 aubade1678 nome1705 accompaniment1728 potboiler1783 raga1789 elegy1808 improvisation1824 pièce d'occasion1830 morceau de salon1854 tum-tum1859 murky1876 test-piece1876 invention1880 monodia1880 serenata1883 monody1887 dumka1895 incidental number1904 a cappella1905 folk-tune1907 realization1911 nosebleeder1921 show tune1927 sicilienne1927 estampie1937 ballad1944 Siciliana1947 hard rocker1957 rabble-rouser1958 display1959 mobile1961 soundscape1968 grower1973 lounge1978 1973 E. John in New Musical Express 17 Feb. 19/1 It's a grower... ‘Daniel’ isn't an instant single. But most people I played it to before it was released went away whistling it. 2004 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 29 Dec. (Features section) t23 There's a whole lot going on in this sitcom... But the satisfying thing is that it presents a challenge and this could be a real grower for those with a little patience. 2011 S. Egan Mammoth Bk. B. Dylan 411 The album is the quintessential grower: almost a flat terrain on first listen, it reveals itself to be a landscape of hidden, intriguing gulleys and crevices each time one returns to it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1562
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