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Answer for the clue "Growth from increase in cell size without cell division ", 7 letters:
auxesis

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Auxesis may refer to: Auxesis (genus) , a genus of longhorn beetles Auxesis (biology) , expansion of cell size Auxesis (figure of speech) , exaggerated language Auxesis (festival) , Annual Techno-Cultural-Management Festival of Dibrugarh University

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n. growth from increase in cell size without cell division

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context rhetoric English) Extreme hyperbole. 2 (context rhetoric English) Arranging words or clauses in a sequence of increasing force. 3 (context rhetoric English) amplification in any form. 4 (context biology English) The growth of an organism without ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Auxesis \Aux*e"sis\, n. [NL., Gr. ? increase, fr. ?, ?, to increase.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.