definition of
growing

[1] #1 growing n. [growth, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis] (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; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children". wn

[2] #2 growing a. relating to or suitable for growth; "the growing season for corn"; "good growing weather". wn

[3] #3 growing n. (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state. wn