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homegrown

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home·grown  (hmgrn)
adj.
1. Raised or grown at home.
2. Originating in or characteristic of a locality: "Rock is homegrown music in the United States, evolved from blues and country and Tin Pan Alley" (Jon Pareles).
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Adj.1.homegrown - grown or originating in a particular place; "stands selling homegrown fruits and vegetables"
native - characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin; "the native North American sugar maple"; "many native artists studied abroad"


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Preach to the converted by Dolan, Jill / The Progressive
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