aftergrowth

English

Etymology

after- + growth

Noun

aftergrowth (plural aftergrowths)

  1. A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
  2. (figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
    • 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 7, page 211:
      If we suppose that the Greek myth started with a single personification, the aftergrowth of a second personification may perhaps be explained as follows.

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