[noun] (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; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" Synonyms:growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
[noun] a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture"
[noun] a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" Synonyms:increase, increment
[noun] vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass"
[noun] the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" Synonyms:emergence, out
[noun] (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
[noun] something grown or growing; "a growth of hair"
