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Webster 1913 Edition

accrescent

ac-cres′cent

(ăk-krĕs′sent)
,
Adj.
[L.
accrescens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
accrescere
;
ad
+
crescere
to grow. See
Crescent
.]
1.
Growing; increasing.
Shuckford.
2.
(Bot.)
Growing larger after flowering.
Gray.

Webster 1828 Edition

Accrescent

ACCRES'CENT

,
Adj.
[See Accretion.] Increasing.

Definition 2024

accrescent

accrescent

English

Adjective

accrescent ‎(comparative more accrescent, superlative most accrescent)

  1. Growing; increasing.
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  2. (botany) Growing larger after flowering.
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Translations

French

Adjective

accrescent m ‎(feminine singular accrescente, masculine plural accrescents, feminine plural accrescentes)

  1. (botany) accrescent

Latin

Verb

accrescent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of accrescō

Etymology

From Latin accrescens, accrescentis, present participle of accrescere, from ad + crescere ‎(“to grow”)

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