regrowthn.
/ˌriːˈɡrəʊθ/, U.S. /riˈɡroʊθ/ The action or process of regrow v.; esp. the renewed growth of vegetation after partial destruction by harvesting, fire, etc.; new growth that results from such a process.
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the world > plants > by growth or development > [noun] > instance of > regrowth or growing again
resurrectionc1450
regermination1646
regrowth1741
revegetation1747
the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > growth > regrowth
regrowth1741
the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > growth > regrowth > act of growing again
regrowth1741
the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > crop or crops > [noun] > aftercrop > second growth or fire-growth
regrowth1741
fireweed1764
second growth1829
burnt feed1848
the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > again
reincrease1611
regrowth1977
1741 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman May v. 85 Folding Sheep..will likewise prevent the Regrowth of the Trefoil.
1809 R. Southey Thalaba (ed. 2) I. 153 In the neighbourhood of mountains, or in marshy grounds, where the re-growth of pasturage is more rapid.
1891 W. K. Brooks Amer. Oyster 194 The regrowth of such a bed is, therefore, exactly like the original formation of a natural bed.
1921 Amer. City July 89/1 The roots remain in the ground and become strengthened, so that there is an abundance of regrowth after the first rain.
1977 J. L. Harper Population Biol. Plants xiv. 438 The sward was then rested from grazing until the regrowth had approached 12.5 cm.
2006 Nature 13 July 141/1 It may someday be possible to reconnect damaged neural pathways by directing the regrowth of neurons.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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