Growth on a tree trunk Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

GROWTH (noun)
1. the gradual beginning or coming forth
2. (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
TRUNK (noun)
1. a long flexible snout as of an elephant
2. the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

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