growth

The gradual beginning or coming forth.

(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.

A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important.

“the growth of population”

A progression from simpler to more complex forms.

“the growth of culture”

(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor).

Something grown or growing.

“a growth of hair”

Vegetation that has grown.

“a growth of trees”

“the only growth was some salt grass”