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grower

[ groh-er ]

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noun

a person who grows something:
He is a grower of flowers and vegetables.
a person or thing that grows in a certain way:
This plant is a quick grower.

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noun

a person who grows plants
a vegetable grower
a plant that grows in a specified way
a fast grower
a piece of music that is initially unimpressive but becomes more enjoyable after further hearings

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Word History and Origins

Origin of grower¹

First recorded in 1555–65; grow + -er ¹

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Federal investigators traced the cases back to a single grower, but the Food and the Drug Administration didn’t disclose the name.

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A federal court case has revealed the name of the grower behind a deadly 2024 E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, Food Safety News reported Friday.

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Douglass said in an email that many growers are already struggling with chronic labor shortages, inflation and other challenges, and that retaliatory measures by other countries could lead to more instability for the industry.

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He said he noticed the price of beans go up significantly after Trump took office and cut funding to USAID, which supported some coffee growers in South America.

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According to February reports obtained by Food Safety News, both agencies revealed that the same grower was responsible for an outbreak in 2021.

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