aftergrowth

English

Etymology

From 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.

Translations

second growth, seen in plants

• Azerbaijani: xora
• Finnish: jälkikasvu (fi)
• Irish: athfhás m
• Manx: aavaair m
• Norwegian: ettervekst (no) m

second growth, figuratively

• Finnish: jälkikasvu (fi)
• Norwegian: ettervekst (no) m