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

This is the condition that usually obtains in practice and it is necessary to consider whether the aftergrowth may have any sanitary significance.

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph

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

From Cratylus by Jowett, Benjamin

Moses they revered, and his law; but the aftergrowth, priestly and prophetic, they discarded.

From The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

But if we suppose that the Greek myth started with a single personification, the aftergrowth of a second personification may perhaps be explained as follows.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir

Vabres was a bishopric which came into being as an aftergrowth of a Benedictine foundation of the ninth century, though its episcopal functions only began in 1318, and ceased with the Revolutionary suppression.

From The Cathedrals of Southern France by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)