| noun | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level “he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children” |
| noun | a progression from simpler to more complex forms “the growth of culture” |
| noun | a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important “the increase in unemployment” |
| noun | vegetation that has grown “a growth of trees” |
| noun | the gradual beginning or coming forth “figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece” |
| noun | (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) |
| noun | something grown or growing “a growth of hair” |
| grow | verb | increase in size by natural process |
| maturational | adjective | relating to or involved in maturation |
| mature | verb | grow old or older |
| maturate | verb | grow old or older |
| developmental | adjective | of or relating to or constituting development |
| develop | verb | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
| ontogenetic | adjective | of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms |
| increase | verb | make bigger or more |
| incremental | adjective | increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions |
| emerge | verb | become known or apparent |