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title: grower — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «grower» in the school dictionary: A grower is a person or company that grows plants, fruit or vegetables to sell, such as a fruit grower or a flower grower. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# grower

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**Who acts:** grower, person, plant, that, Something, you · **What happens:** be, grow, sell, show, not like, come · **To what, where:** person, plants, plant, certain way, grower, song

<!-- .vabout -->
«grower» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [grower in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grower.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grower is a person or company that grows plants, fruit or vegetables to sell, such as a fruit grower or a flower grower.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grower:m1:1
# text = A grower is a person or company that grows plants, fruit or vegetables to sell, such as a fruit grower or a flower grower.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	22	case	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a grower | a person or company and a fruit grower or a flower grower |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | a person or company and a fruit grower or a flower grower | plants and fruit or vegetables |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location plant=Theme |
| 3 | **sell** | to-infinitive | a person or company and a fruit grower or a flower grower *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A grower is a plant that grows in a certain way: «a fast grower», «a slow grower».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grower:m2:1
# text = A grower is a plant that grows in a certain way: «a fast grower», «a slow grower».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a grower | a plant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | a plant |  |  | a certain way |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in way=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something that is «a grower» is a song, show or thing you do not like at first but come to like more and more.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grower:m3:1
# text = Something that is «a grower» is a song, show or thing you do not like at first but come to like more and more.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	appos	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	acl:relcl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	18	obl	_	_
21	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	xcomp	_	_
25	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	24	obj	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | that | a grower |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Something | a song |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | infinitive |  | thing |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thing=Recipient |
| 4 | **not** **like** | present · do-support | you | thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |
| 5 | **come** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **like** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot more=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle is a strawberry grower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grower:x1:1
# text = My uncle is a strawberry grower.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	strawberry	strawberry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My uncle | a strawberry grower |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coffee growers in Kenya pick the berries by hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grower:x2:1
# text = Coffee growers in Kenya pick the berries by hand.
1	Coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	growers	grower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Kenya	Kenya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	pick	pick	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | present | Coffee growers in Kenya | the berries |  |  |  | by hand | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent berry=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bamboo is a very fast grower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grower:x3:1
# text = Bamboo is a very fast grower.
1	Bamboo	bamboo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bamboo | a fast grower |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The grower sells his apples at the market.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grower:x4:1
# text = The grower sells his apples at the market.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the grower | grower's apples |  | the market |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent apple=Theme at market=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Oak trees are slow growers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grower:x5:1
# text = Oak trees are slow growers.
1	Oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	growers	grower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Oak trees | slow growers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I didn't like the song at first, but it's a grower.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grower:x6:1
# text = I didn't like the song at first, but it's a grower.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | past · do-support | I | the song |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot song=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | song | a grower |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flower growers in the Netherlands grow millions of tulips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grower:x7:1
# text = Flower growers in the Netherlands grow millions of tulips.
1	Flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	growers	grower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Netherlands	Netherlands	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	tulips	tulip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Flower growers in the Netherlands | millions of tulips |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location million=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a tomato grower's greenhouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grower:x8:1
# text = We visited a tomato grower's greenhouse.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tomato	tomato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	grower	grower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	greenhouse	greenhouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | a tomato grower's greenhouse |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent greenhouse=Co-Agent |

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