upgrowth

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But from the time of his visits to Milan and Genoa his sympathies drew him not to the dying verse of France but to the new and mighty upgrowth of poetry in Italy.

From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by Green, John Richard

Could Providence have selected a more fitting spot for the upgrowth of a romantic boy?

From Lloyd George The Man and His Story by Dilnot, Frank

A, First appearance of the eye as a ring-like upgrowth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

In this way, growing at its edge, deepening, and contributing to an upgrowth from the bottom, a few centuries may serve entirely to fill a deep basin with peaty accumulation.

From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate

The middle class which was thus created was reinforced by the upgrowth of a corresponding class in our towns.

From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by Green, John Richard