The portion of long bones concerned with growth in length. image

A growth plate of a bone; an area where new bone growth originates.

The growth area of the bone near the end.

or phusis: nature, essential reality (as opposed to appearance), whatever exists outside humankind

Physis (φύσις) is a Greek theological, philosophical, and scientific term usually translated into English as "nature".

Alife research platform to study the evolvability of different assembly-like computer languages. It's similar to Tierra and Avida but it's designed to be more general.

a primary substance or element from which everthing is thought to be derived.