What is another word for Aftergrowth?

Pronunciation: [ˈaftəɡɹˌə͡ʊθ] (IPA)

Aftergrowth is a term that refers to the new plant growth that occurs after the main crop has been harvested. Synonyms for this word include regrowth, secondary growth, and second crop. These terms all describe the same concept of new vegetation appearing after the original crop has been removed. Other synonyms for aftergrowth include secondary vegetation, second growth, and post-harvest growth. These words are often used in the context of farming and agriculture, but can also be applied to natural ecological systems such as forests and wetlands. Regardless of the context, aftergrowth is an essential part of healthy ecosystems and plays a key role in maintaining biodiversity and sustainable development.

Usage examples for Aftergrowth

The border became almost obnoxious in its inflated importance and from voluptuous elegance changed to coarse overweight; and by these signs we know the early inspired work from its rank and monstrous Aftergrowth in the Eighteenth Century.
"The Tapestry Book"
Helen Churchill Candee
When she came out they started off, and presently found themselves walking down a grassy, deep-rutted lane that ran through mown hay fields, green with their rich Aftergrowth, and sheets of pale ripening oats and golden-green wheat, until it lost itself in the rolling sand hills at the foot of the slope.
"Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901"
Lucy Maud Montgomery
It dawned on him gradually that she was a woman of rich experience, and that her tranquillity was an Aftergrowth, a development-"That was in my discontented days," she said once.
"Watersprings"
Arthur Christopher Benson

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