noun
coming to full development; becoming mature
• Syn: ↑maturation, ↑ripening
• Derivationally related forms: ↑mature, ↑ripen (for: ↑ripening), ↑maturational (for: ↑maturation), ↑mature (for: ↑maturation), ↑maturate (for: ↑maturation)
• Hypernyms: ↑organic process, ↑biological process
Useful english dictionary. 2012.