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Growth
(redirected from compensatory growth)

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Growth
acorn
used to symbolize the beginning of growth. [Pop. Culture: Misc.]
mustard seed
kingdom of Heaven thus likened; for phenomenal development. [N.T.: Matthew 13:31–32]
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