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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First, Europe is increasingly recognizing the need to develop homegrown capabilities in critical areas like space exploration and key technologies, especially given its lack of a bold program comparable to the U.S. or China.
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
That's due to the entrance of mainstream US bike brands like Specialized, which have joined homegrown specialists such as Rad Power and Yuba, as well as previously hard-to-find Dutch imports from Riese & Müller, Urban Arrow, and Larry vs Harry.
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Clips of Vance’s interview made their way to the Chinese internet this week, drawing an intense backlash in a country where factory floors are lined with industrial robots, cities are embracing homegrown electric vehicles and remote counties are connected by a nationwide web of high-speed railways.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
With 1,917 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns over his first two seasons, Flowers is well on his way to becoming the most prolific homegrown receiver the Ravens have ever had.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Jones, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2025
That's due to the entrance of mainstream US bike brands like Specialized, which have joined homegrown specialists such as Rad Power and Yuba, as well as previously hard-to-find Dutch imports from Riese & Müller, Urban Arrow, and Larry vs Harry.
—Chris Cona, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Clips of Vance’s interview made their way to the Chinese internet this week, drawing an intense backlash in a country where factory floors are lined with industrial robots, cities are embracing homegrown electric vehicles and remote counties are connected by a nationwide web of high-speed railways.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
With 1,917 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns over his first two seasons, Flowers is well on his way to becoming the most prolific homegrown receiver the Ravens have ever had.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Homegrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homegrown. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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