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upgrowth

American  
[uhp-grohth] / ˈʌpˌgroʊθ /

noun

  1. the process of growing up; development.

    the upgrowth of nuclear science.

  2. something that grows or has grown in an upward direction.

    Part of the pituitary gland is an upgrowth of the roof of the mouth.


upgrowth British  
/ ˈʌpˌɡrəʊθ /

noun

  1. the process of developing or growing upwards

  2. 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

Etymology

Origin of upgrowth

First recorded in 1835–45; up- + growth

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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 middle class which was thus created was reinforced by the upgrowth of a corresponding class in our towns.

From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by John Richard Green

This is all we are told of the planting of that germ, of which the upgrowth is the Church of Christ.

From Pastor Pastorum by Rev. Henry Latham

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

The vigour of English life showed itself in the wide extension of commerce, in the progress of the towns, and the upgrowth of a free yeomanry.

From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by John Richard Green

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