semiwild

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English

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Etymology

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From semi- +‎ wild.

Adjective

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semiwild (not comparable)

  1. (of crops, animals, etc.) Partly wild.
    • 2007 December 12, David Karp, “From China, Only in a Bottle, a Berry With an Alluring Name”, in New York Times[1]:
      In the last 25 years, with the introduction of superior varieties and growing practices, production surged to some 865,000 acres, although much fruit is still gathered from semiwild stands.

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