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1.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
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a progression from simpler to more complex forms
the growth of culture
3.
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
the growth of population
4.
vegetation that has grown
a growth of trees
the only growth was some salt grass
5.
the gradual beginning or coming forth
6.
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
7.
something grown or growing
a growth of hair
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