grower

CEFRB1

/ˈɡɹoʊɚ/

noun

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01
noun
A person who grows plants or crops.
02
noun
Extra detail
Someone or something, especially music, that becomes more likeable over time.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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That first batch of yarn set the pattern for Knudsen Knits: Farah seeks out local wool growers, selects fleeces, and works with small local mills to produce yarn.
2026, Sandi Rosner, “Knudsen Knits: Sourcing & Milling Local Heritage-Breed Wool”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 39
'The Bride' [a snowdrop variety], found in the early Seventies at Foxcote Farm near Cheltenham, was his first discovery. It's a poculiform (cup-shaped) G. elwesii with six pure white petals of the same length. Like many poculiforms […] it's not a strong grower.
2015 February 7, Val Bourne, “The quiet man of the world of snowdrops”, in The Daily Telegraph (London), page G8
Sanctury^([sic]) - the least obvious single but what a grower. When I first heard this track I thought it was rather average. After playing the album several times, this was the one that kept coming into my head throughout the day.
1994, Mr. S.R. Winterton, “Bedtime Stories - The Singles”, in alt.fan.madonna (Usenet)
[…]assimilating some vaguely psych, folk-rock, and other influences into their own twang without losing sense of style and taste: a grower, not a shower (that's show-er, not shower).
2001, Maximum Rock 'n' Roll, Issue 223
As a man who can best be described as a "grower not a shower", I helped Brent realize that many people in the gay community are concerned in a very adolescent way with their dick size, including me.
1993, Barry Burns, “Muffin on Parade”, in soc.motss (Usenet)

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