growth
noun
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the gradual beginning or coming forthemergence
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vegetation that has grown“a growth of trees”
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something grown or growing“a growth of hair”
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(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organicallygrowing
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a progression from simpler to more complex forms“the growth of culture”
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a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more importantincrease
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(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)