upgrowth

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Reforesting by the upgrowth of young trees is still going on to a limited extent, but is in danger.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

The first faint upgrowth of manufactures was seen in a crowd of protective statutes which formed a marked feature in the legislation of Edward the Fourth.

From History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 by Green, John Richard

It shows us primitive or primeval man, the dawn of civilization, the daybreak of religion, the upgrowth of national life.

From Moon Lore by Harley, Timothy

A’, A’, outer edges of the atoll formed by upgrowth of the coral during the subsidence of the peak.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

Its formation as an open upgrowth of the centro-dorsal area, and the fact that it appears and disappears without closing in Argonauta and Octopus, was demonstrated by E. Ray Lankester.

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