ACCRESCENT Definition & Meaning

accrescent

[ uh-kres-uhnt ]

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adjective

increasing; enlarging, expanding, or enriching.
growing, as floral parts that increase in size after flowering has occurred.

accrescent

/ æˈ��ɛ��ə�Գ� /

adjective

botany (of a calyx or other part) continuing to grow after flowering

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of accrescent¹

First recorded in 1745–55, accrescent is from the Latin word ��ŧ��Գ�- (stem of ��ŧ��ŧ�Բ�, present participle of ��ŧ�� to grow). See ac-, crescent

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of accrescent¹

C18: from Latin ��ŧ�� to continue to grow, from ��ŧ�� to grow

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Accrescent, ak-kres′ent, adj. growing: ever-increasing.—ns.

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Accrescent, growing larger after flowering.

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