: grown in the shade
specifically : grown under cloth
shade-grown tobacco

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shade-grown was in 1922

Dictionary Entries Near shade-grown

Cite this Entry

“Shade-grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shade-grown. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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