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Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Eaton Vance Growth Trust
Central Index Key dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0000102816
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Nov. 23, 2015
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Dec. 01, 2015
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Dec. 01, 2015