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growing

growing

1.0
Good for plants to grow
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
translation icon : de cultivo
  • The largest lettuce growing region of the world.

The largest lettuce growing region of the world.

Examples

  • And if there is any grass growing there, it will be dark red.

  • The maristem is the top most growing tip of the plant.

  • Another really wonderful, tough, super fast growing full of color plant.

  • Despite the growing demand from tenants for land.

  • This is the fastest growing beverage in the world.

  • The garden is filled with growing vegetables that will be ready to harvest in a few weeks.

  • Farmers in this region have found that growing organic crops leads to higher yields.

  • The growing climate in this area is ideal for nurturing healthy plants.

Synonyms

horticultural
vsgrowing
  • Specialized
8 5.2

Relating to growing plants like flowers, fruit, and vegetables in gardens

is about general suitability for plants to develop rather than cultivation science
burgeoning
vsgrowing
5 6.5

Starting to grow quickly, like a new business or neighbourhood

is about suitability for plants to develop, not rapid expansion

Antonyms

Not related to growth or progress

Compounds

67 3.5

Something that gets much bigger or more common very quickly

The part of the year when plants grow best

growing pains
  • Informal
8 4.0

Problems a person, group, or business has when they start to grow

1 2.7

An increasing demand for something

More and more people in a group or place feel unhappy about something

A problem that becomes more serious or affects more people over time

Aches in the legs or joints that children feel at night

A plant that reaches a great height with long thin stems

Becomes larger very quickly, often about plants or tumors

How Suitable

optimum
  • Specialized
4 5.1
growing
1.0
fertile
34 3.2
unsuitable
20 2.6

Surface Forms

growing positive
grower comparative
growest superlative

Morphology

growing = grow (transparent) = grow + ing

The adjective is the regular present-participial/adjectival use of 'grow' + -ing and its meaning ('suitable for growth') is predictable from the verb.

Etymology

Growing as an adjective comes from the verb grow, meaning 'to become bigger'. That's why we call a 'growing season' or 'growing conditions' the time or place that helps plants and crops get larger.