second growth
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noun
the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
Origin of second growth
First recorded in 1820–30
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Historical Examples of second growth
Melber straightened himself and lurched off into the second-growth.
Ladies and GentlemenIrvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
And I said to myself, All these are just second-growth timber and dont count for much.
Molly Brown's Post-Graduate DaysNell Speed
There were other hemlocks, but all of a younger, second-growth variety.
The Auto Boys' VacationJames A. Braden
As indicated elsewhere, the second-growth in my tract averaged 15 feet tall.
These second-growth stands will never approach in value or quality the original forests.
The School Book of ForestryCharles Lathrop Pack
second growth
secondary growth
noun
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