growth

the gradual beginning or coming forth

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

a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

“the growth of population”

a progression from simpler to more complex forms

“the growth of culture”

an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

something grown or growing

“a growth of hair”

vegetation that has grown

“a growth of trees”