(n): a process occurring in living organisms
(n): a progression from simpler to more complex forms
(n): a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
(n): a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
(n): a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
(n): vegetation that has grown
(n): all the plant life in a particular region or period
(n): the gradual beginning or coming forth
(n): the event consisting of the start of something
(n): (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
(n): impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
(n): something grown or growing
(n): a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow