full-grownness

noun

full-grownness

noun

Etymology From full-grown + -ness.

1

Rare The state, quality, or condition of being full-grown; adulthood; maturity.

But this form can be known only when the mussel is full-grown, and this full-grownness in turn, is the goal of everything the mussel does.1976, John R. Meyer, Reflections on Values Education, page 10:

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