the gradual beginning or coming forth | (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid |
vegetation that has grown | (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) |
something grown or growing | (linguistics) the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning. |
(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 state of cohering or sticking together |
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) | |