maturation

A well-seasoned fruitcake will get several spirit baths over the maturation period.

Somatic variations can lead to new traits, and in apples, it's the reason we see trees with unique characteristics like early maturation or the spur-type growth habit.

“It would’ve stopped her from playing. She would have gotten a frustration level and to me, watching that now … I just am so proud of her maturation process and her mental toughness.”

The thing that is distinct over the last decade or so is the maturation of social media.

"Without effective population-level interventions, the maturation of younger generations could lead to an overall increase in cancer burden in the future, halting or reversing decades of progress against cancer," the study authors warn.