Regrowth

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which has been regrown after removal. uncountable, usually

    "After the forest fire, much of the regrowth consisted of invasive non-native plant species."

  2. 2
    The process of regrowing. uncountable, usually

    "The eventual regrowth of the forest to its primeval state will take centuries, if not millennia."

Example

More examples

"After the forest fire, much of the regrowth consisted of invasive non-native plant species."

Etymology

From re- + growth.

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