Aftergrowth
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
- 2 Any abstraction of the above. figuratively
"If we suppose that the Greek myth started with a single personification, the aftergrowth of a second personification may perhaps be explained as follows."
Example
More examples"If we suppose that the Greek myth started with a single personification, the aftergrowth of a second personification may perhaps be explained as follows."
Etymology
From after- + growth.
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