growth cycle

noun

: the normal length of time which something lives

These plants have a 2-year growth cycle.

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Recent Examples on the Web

Then there’s Baicapil, a blend of baikal skullcap (a flowering plant native to East Asia), wheat germ, and soybean germ extracts intended to encourage a healthy hair-growth cycle. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Aug. 2026

Chronic stress, and specifically the stress hormone, cortisol, can push hair follicles prematurely out of the growth cycle into the resting-and-shedding phases. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026

Doing this can help redirect its energy to staying productive if there’s a fall bloom in its growth cycle. — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 14 Aug. 2026

Human beings are not vegetation to be cleared for the next growth cycle. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for growth cycle

• motorcycle
• recycle