second growth


noun
  1. the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.

Origin of second growth

1
First recorded in 1820–30

Words Nearby second growth

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How to use second growth in a sentence

  • The shores, at first bold and rough, covered with dense thickets of second-growth timber, now became smoother and more fertile.

    Little Rivers | Henry van Dyke
  • Melber straightened himself and lurched off into the second-growth.

    Ladies and Gentlemen  | Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
  • You can sail all over it in a bo't, and cut toothpicks from the tops of the second-growth birch.

  • These old fields now mostly covered with second-growth forest, of which red gum forms an important part (see Fig. 12).

    Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. Wagner
  • Second-growth red gum occurs to any considerable extent only on land which has been thoroughly cleared.

    Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. Wagner

British Dictionary definitions for second growth

second growth

noun
  1. natural regrowth of a forest after fire, cutting, or some other disturbance

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