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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having been grown in one's home garden, etc., rather than in a larger agricultural production..
Our neighbours brought us some beautiful home-grown tomatoes.
We not only have to cultivate our home-grown talent better, but we also need to stimulate the flow of talent into our country.
Beyond the mere existence of a dictionary, what is required is the acceptance of the notion of a home-grown standardised variety in the language community itself.
Use home-grown when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Home-grown means Having been grown in one's home garden, etc., rather than in a larger agricultural production..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Our neighbours brought us some beautiful home-grown tomatoes.
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