regrowth
noun
re·growth (ˌ)rē-ˈgrōth 
plural regrowths
: the act or process of regrowing
the regrowth of forests
also : a result or product of regrowing
cattle grazing on pasture regrowth
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Tubes of netting are refilled with seaweed on deck and fed back into the water for regrowth. 
Nell Lewis, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022 Baricitinib, which was already approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis in 2018, saw 80% of hair regrowth from patients in 36 weeks compared to only 5% from patients who took a placebo. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022 Future Landsat snaps can perhaps catch the area’s regrowth as the years pass. Wired, 6 July 2022 Walking in the mountains, hikers already can see regrowth from the Bighorn Fire that ravaged parts of the Coronado National Forest in 2020. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2022 One of the most demoralizing postpartum symptoms is rapid hair loss followed by awkward regrowth, and Anya offers an effective scalp serum to help restore growth without any toxic chemicals. Emily Barasch, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2022 Removing an acacia forest to foster native regrowth. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2022 Cal Fire spokeswoman Diana Swart said there had been too much regrowth in the years since for its footprint to act as much of a deterrent. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 Patients who received the drug also reported regrowth of hair along their eyelashes and eyebrows. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2022 See More
Nell Lewis, CNN, 5 Jan. 2022 Baricitinib, which was already approved by the FDA to treat rheumatoid arthritis in 2018, saw 80% of hair regrowth from patients in 36 weeks compared to only 5% from patients who took a placebo. Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2022 Future Landsat snaps can perhaps catch the area’s regrowth as the years pass. Wired, 6 July 2022 Walking in the mountains, hikers already can see regrowth from the Bighorn Fire that ravaged parts of the Coronado National Forest in 2020. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2022 One of the most demoralizing postpartum symptoms is rapid hair loss followed by awkward regrowth, and Anya offers an effective scalp serum to help restore growth without any toxic chemicals. Emily Barasch, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2022 Removing an acacia forest to foster native regrowth. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2022 Cal Fire spokeswoman Diana Swart said there had been too much regrowth in the years since for its footprint to act as much of a deterrent. Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 Patients who received the drug also reported regrowth of hair along their eyelashes and eyebrows. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1741, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
regrowth
noun
re·growth -ˈgrōth
: an act or instance of regrowing
regrowth of hair
tumor regrowth
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