Skip to main content
regrowth

regrowth

4 4.0
New parts appear on things like plants or hair after damage
  • noun
  • /ˈriːˌɡroʊθ/
translation icon : regeneración
  • The quick regrowth of grass after the heavy rains surprised the farmers.
  • regrowth forest
  • regrowth of vegetation
  • rapid regrowth

And best yet, it also slows down the hair regrowth so you get smooth legs for longer.

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • Today, land use transitions in temperate areas include mainly forest regrowth on abandoned farmland and urban sprawl.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Burning eliminated the straw and stimulated regrowth of next year's crop.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Let's move on to hair products because I am on a regrowth train.

  • And best yet, it also slows down the hair regrowth so you get smooth legs for longer.

  • With Keeps, you can get clinically proven treatments to address hair loss and boost hair regrowth delivered right to your door in discreet packaging.

  • As clones, aspen can store carbohydrate reserves in underground root systems, allowing rapid regrowth following disturbance.

    Academic text (2002)
  • After the tree was cut down, we noticed a healthy regrowth of leaves in the spring.

  • Scientists are studying the regrowth of nerve cells in injured tissue to improve recovery.

Synonyms

growth
vsregrowth
31 2.6

A thick group of plants or weeds that covers an area

is about the process or result of growing again after damage or loss
regeneration
vsregrowth
  • Specialized
15 4.7

Growing new body parts or tissue after damage

is the general word for plants, hair, or tissue growing again
second growth
vsregrowth
1 6.7

A young forest that came back after the original trees were cut or burned

is the general process or result of plants or parts growing again after damage
regenesis
vsregrowth
1 8.8

A new beginning when something is made or starts again

is limited to growing again after being cut, lost, or damaged
revegetation
vsregrowth
  • Specialized
5.1

Plants grow again in an area naturally or with help

is broader and applies to any living parts growing again after damage
aftergrowth
vsregrowth
5.5

New plants that appear after the main growing season or after harvest

is used for growth that follows loss or damage rather than seasonal return

Antonyms

247 1.3

A gradual reduction in amount or size

37 4.4

To slowly fall into ruin because of age or neglect

How Much

overgrowth
2 5.2
growth
1.6
regrowth
4 4.0
bloom
52 1.0
sprout
62 1.8

Surface Forms

regrowth singular
regrowths plural

Morphology

regrowth = growth (transparent) = re + grow + th

Adding 're-' to 'growth' straightforwardly gives the meaning of growth happening again.

Etymology

The word regrowth is made from re- meaning 'again' and growth from grow meaning 'to get bigger', so regrowth means 'growing again'.