upgrowth

[uhp-grohth]

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR upgrowth ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the process of growing up; development: the upgrowth of nuclear science.

something that grows or has grown in an upward direction: Part of the pituitary gland is an upgrowth of the roof of the mouth.

RELATED WORDS

Origin of upgrowth

First recorded in 1835–45; up- + growth

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for upgrowth

Each also sends ventralwards a plate which meets an upgrowth from the pterygoid and acts as an alisphenoid.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
But Cecil and his mistress could watch the upgrowth of national wealth with cooler eyes.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
The middle class which was thus created was reinforced by the upgrowth of a corresponding class in our towns.
History of the English People, Volume I (of 8)|John Richard Green
The glory of Crcy or Poitiers was dearly bought by the upgrowth of English pauperism.
History of the English People, Volume II (of 8)|John Richard Green

But how little we know of the details of the upgrowth of the Church in all save the more prominent places!
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2|G. T. Stokes

British Dictionary definitions for upgrowth

upgrowth

noun

the process of developing or growing upwards

a result of evolution or growth

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012