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

The most important advantage of the process is the elimination of the aftergrowth problem.

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph

This is another phase of aftergrowth problem that often causes complaints and can only be eliminated by “blowing off” the mains frequently or by providing circulation by connecting up the “dead ends.”

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph

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

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 from such a wrecked and blasted soil what aftergrowth could ever spring?

From Olive A Novel by Bowers, G.