upgrowth
Americannoun
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the process of growing up; development.
the upgrowth of nuclear science.
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something that grows or has grown in an upward direction.
Part of the pituitary gland is an upgrowth of the roof of the mouth.
noun
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the process of developing or growing upwards
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a result of evolution or growth
Etymology
Origin of upgrowth
Example Sentences
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In this way, growing at its edge, deepening, and contributing to an upgrowth from the bottom, a few centuries may serve entirely to fill a deep basin with peaty accumulation.
From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
That which ye sow Is it ye who cause its upgrowth, or do we cause it to spring forth?
From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by J. M. (John Medows) Rodwell
The work had gone with rapidity, yet with sureness, as in those early years of Christianity, which saw so rich and marvellous an upgrowth from the old soil of humanity.
From The Case of Richard Meynell by Mrs. Humphry Ward
A’, A’, outer edges of the atoll formed by upgrowth of the coral during the subsidence of the peak.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various
It is noteworthy that this upgrowth of Talmudic schools in Champagne coincides with the literary movement then beginning in Christian France.
From Rashi by Adele Szold
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