the act of starting something | the gradual beginning or coming forth |
the first part or section of something | vegetation that has grown |
the event consisting of the start of something | something grown or growing |
the place where something begins, where it springs into being | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level |
the time at which something is supposed to begin | a progression from simpler to more complex forms |
| a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important |
| (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) |