ingrown adjective. ['ɪngrǝʊn] L17.
[from IN-¹ + GROWN.]
1. That has or is grown within a thing; native, innate. L17.

2. Of a toenail: that has grown into the flesh. L19.

3. Physical Geography. Of a meander: asymmetric due to lateral erosion during formation. E20.

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