Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. 
 cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; 
- Example: "The perfect climate here develops the grain"- Example: "He developed a new kind of apple"[syn: develop, make grow]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
make grow
    v 1: cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its
         natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the
         grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" [syn: develop,
         make grow]