"misgrow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misgrows [present, singular, third-person], misgrowing [participle, present], misgrew [past], misgrown [participle, past]
Etymology: From mis- + grow. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|grow}} mis- + grow Head templates: {{en-verb|misgrows|misgrowing|misgrew|misgrown}} misgrow (third-person singular simple present misgrows, present participle misgrowing, simple past misgrew, past participle misgrown)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To grow incorrectly or amiss. Tags: intransitive, transitive Derived forms: misgrown, misgrowth
    Sense id: en-misgrow-en-verb-nq6XYNaI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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