excrescence
Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something elseSomething, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
» The excrescences found on this plant's taproot are entirely natural.
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3 sensesSomething, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
отро́стокotróstok, наростnarost
A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., warmth as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or -t (Etymology 2).
- (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Examples
1 sentencesThe excrescences found on this plant's taproot are entirely natural.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English, early 15th century, in sense “(action of) growing out (of something eFrom Middle English, early 15th century, in sense “(action of) growing out (of something else)”. Borrowed from Latin excrescentia (“abnormal growths”), from excrescentem, from excrēscere, from ex- (“out”) (English ex-) + crēscere (“to grow”) (English crescent). Sense of “abnormal growth” from 1570s, from earlier excrescency (1540s in this sense).
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Forms
plural: excrescences| Singular | excrescence |
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regular
Synonyms
12 synonyms- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings:bulgebumphumpswellinggibbositygibbousnessjutprominence
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsSee also
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