second growth
the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
Origin of second growth
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How to use second growth in a sentence
The shores, at first bold and rough, covered with dense thickets of second-growth timber, now became smoother and more fertile.
Little Rivers | Henry van DykeMelber straightened himself and lurched off into the second-growth.
Ladies and Gentlemen | Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) CobbYou can sail all over it in a bo't, and cut toothpicks from the tops of the second-growth birch.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman DayThese old fields now mostly covered with second-growth forest, of which red gum forms an important part (see Fig. 12).
Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. WagnerSecond-growth red gum occurs to any considerable extent only on land which has been thoroughly cleared.
Seasoning of Wood | Joseph B. Wagner
British Dictionary definitions for second growth
natural regrowth of a forest after fire, cutting, or some other disturbance
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