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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. growing abnormally into the flesh;
- Example: "an ingrown toenail"
[syn: ingrowing, ingrown]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ingrown \In"grown`\, a. Having grown or appearing to grow into some other substance, especially a fingernail or toenail growing into the adjacent flesh. [1913 Webster +PJC] Ingrown toenail, a toenail whose edges have becoming imbedded in the adjacent flesh. [1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ingrown adj 1: growing abnormally into the flesh; "an ingrown toenail" [syn: ingrowing, ingrown]