• (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
• a progression from simpler to more complex forms
• a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
• vegetation that has grown
• the gradual beginning or coming forth
• (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
• any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
• apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
• United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
• a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
• United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
• the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament
• a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
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