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primary growth vs. secondary growth

primary growth

noun

Botany.
  1. growth in vascular plants, especially an increase in length, that results from cell division and differentiation of an apical meristem.

secondary growth

noun

Botany.
  1. an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.