aftergrowth

American  

[af-ter-grohth, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌgroʊθ, ˈɑf- /

noun

1. a second growth, as of crops or timber, after one harvesting, cutting, etc.; second crop.

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Etymology

Origin of aftergrowth

First recorded in 1810–20; after + growth

Example Sentences

Into their first creation we have ceased to enquire: it is their aftergrowth with which we are now concerned.

From Cratylus by Jowett, Benjamin

At Denver, where the aftergrowth trouble is possibly more acute than at any other city on the continent, it was effectively banished by the use of chloramine.

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph

To pursue the further traces of the influence of Chaucer through such a literary aftergrowth as the younger Fletchers, into the early poems of Milton, would be beyond the purpose of the present essay.

From Chaucer by Ward, Adolphus William, Sir

The resultant aftergrowth must necessarily be almost entirely composed of spore-bearing organisms.

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph

"I fed them myself," answered uncle Nathan, patting a white star on the forehead of the nearest animal, as he lay upon his knees half buried in the rich aftergrowth.

From The Old Homestead by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)