growth vs grow

growth is a noun but grow is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
growth	Yes	No	No	No
grow	No	No	Yes	No

growth (noun)	grow (noun)
the gradual beginning or coming forth
vegetation that has grown
something grown or growing
(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
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)

growth (verb)	grow (verb)
	come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
	become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
	cause to grow or develop
	increase in size by natural process
	pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
	develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
	grow emotionally or mature
	become attached by or as if by the process of growth
	cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
	come into existence; take on form or shape