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;
he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
2.(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
3.increasing in size or degree or amount;
her growing popularity
4.having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life;
flourishing crops
5.relating to or suitable for growth;
the growing season for corn