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ingrown (adj.)

also in-grown, 1660s, "native, innate," from in + grown. Of nails, "that has grown into the flesh," 1869 (in-growing in this sense is from 1847). Related: Ingrowth (1870).

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Definitions of ingrown from WordNet

ingrown (adj.)
growing abnormally into the flesh;
an ingrown toenail
Synonyms: ingrowing
From wordnet.princeton.edu