vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass"
something grown or growing; "a growth of hair"
(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"
a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture"
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
(obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament
texture and appearance of the skin of the face
the coloring of a person's face
a point of view or general attitude or inclination; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion"
a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels"
give a certain color to; "The setting sun complexioned the hills"