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EXCRESCENT
excrescent
(adjective) forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
excrescent (plural excrescents)
Something growing, usually abnormally, out of something else.
(phonetics) A sound in a word without etymological reason.
Adjective
excrescent (comparative more excrescent, superlative most excrescent)
Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cres"cent, a. Etym: [L. excresens, -entis, p. pr. of excrescere to grow out ; ex out + crescere to grow. See Crescent.]
Definition: Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity. Expunge the whole, or lip the excrescent parts. Pope. Excrescent letter (Philol.), a letter which has been added to a root; as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an excrescent letter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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