| 释义 |
Noun: growth growth- (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
- growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis - A progression from simpler to more complex forms
"the growth of culture" - A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
"the growth of population"
- increase, increment - Vegetation that has grown
"a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass" - The gradual beginning or coming forth
- emergence, outgrowth - (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumour)
- Something grown or growing
"a growth of hair"
Derived forms: growths See also: excrescent, grow, growing Type of: beginning, biological process, botany, development, evolution, flora, illness, malady, object, organic process, physical object, physical process, process, sickness, unwellness, vegetation Encyclopedia: Growth |