WGHP: Echinacea is June’s Plant of the Month. Here’s how to use it (WGHP) — Coneflowers are showing beautiful blooms right now, especially purple coneflowers, otherwise known as Echinacea. It’s the June Plant of the Month.

Understanding the Context

Echinacea is an herbal medicine for colds ... Echinacea is June’s Plant of the Month. Here’s how to use it The meaning of GROWING is increasing in size or amount. How to use growing in a sentence.

Key Insights

GROWING definition: becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity. See examples of growing used in a sentence. A growing thing (or person) is in the process of developing, often by getting bigger. You can argue for a second helping of cake by saying, "I'm a growing kid!" There is a growing awareness of the importance of recycling. We have had to hire five more employees to meet growing demand.

Final Thoughts

Usage Note: Grow is most often used as an intransitive verb, as in The corn grew fast or Our business has been growing steadily for 10 years. This use dates back to the Middle Ages. In the 1700s, a transitive sense arose with the meaning "to produce or cultivate," as in We grow corn in our garden.