Forest growth Crossword Clue

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TREE

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(noun)
1. tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GROWTH (noun)
1. the gradual beginning or coming forth
2. (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
FOREST (verb)
1. establish a forest on previously unforested land
FOREST (noun)
1. the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
2. land that is covered with trees and shrubs

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

TREE
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