accrescent

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkɹɛsənt/

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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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Adjective

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

1. (botany) accrescent

Verb

accrescent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of accrescō