growing growing /ˈgroʊɪŋ/

adjective

1. Relating to or suitable for growth  ( growing )
   relating to or suitable for growth
    The growing season for corn
   the growing season for corn
    Good growing weather
   good growing weather
   

noun

1. () (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  ( ontogenesis , ontogeny , maturation , development , growing , growth )
   (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
    He proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
   he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
   
2. (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state  ( growing )
   (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state