regrow

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But the province's hills still bear the scars of bygone mining practices, with bare patches of red soil visible where vegetation has struggled to regrow.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

So if it would get much colder, or if you would get more snow, then some glaciers could actually start to regrow again.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

This surprising behavior may explain how flatworms can regrow missing parts so effectively and could reveal new ways to repair or replace human tissues in the future.

From Science Daily • Oct. 29, 2025

The stag's antlers, now fully hardened and velvet‑free, regrow each spring, becoming more impressive with each year as new points called tines develop.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

In gathering wild yams, they cut off most of the edible tuber but replaced the stems and tops of the tubers in the ground so that the tubers would regrow.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond