OLD GROWTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does old growth mean? 

• OLD GROWTH (noun)
  The noun OLD GROWTH has 1 sense:

1. forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity

  Familiarity information: OLD GROWTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OLD GROWTH (noun)

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Meaning:

Forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

old growth; virgin forest

Hypernyms ("old growth" is a kind of...):

forest; wood; woods (the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area)