(n): an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
(n): the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
(n): delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)
(n): all the knowledge and values shared by a society
(n): the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
(n): (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)
(n): (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
(n): a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
(n): the state of being without a flaw or defect
(n): the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization
(n): a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
(n): the raising of plants or animals
(n): (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
(v): grow in a special preparation
(v): cause to grow or develop
