upgrowth

[uhp-grohth]

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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.

Origin of upgrowth

First recorded in 1835–45; up- + growth

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Related Words for upgrowth

flowering, evolution, advancement, expansion, improvement, increase, progress, growth, buildup, maturing, addition, spread, increasing, boost, enlargement, augmentation, advance, progression, hike, reinforcement

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Historical Examples of upgrowth

But Cecil and his mistress could watch the upgrowth of national wealth with cooler eyes.
History of the English People
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
Each also sends ventralwards a plate which meets an upgrowth from the pterygoid and acts as an alisphenoid.
The Vertebrate Skeleton
Sidney H. Reynolds
It shows us primitive or primeval man, the dawn of civilization, the daybreak of religion, the upgrowth of national life.
Moon Lore
Timothy Harley
This layer is not however derived from an upgrowth of the mesoblast of the somites, but from cells which originate in the yolk.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)
Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for upgrowth

upgrowth

noun

the process of developing or growing upwards
a result of evolution or growth

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