Excrescent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Excrescent \Ex*cres"cent\, a. [L. excresens, -entis, p. pr. of
     excrescere to grow out; ex out + crescere to grow. See
     {Crescent}.]
     Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a
     superfluity.
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           Expunge the whole, or lip the excrescent parts. --Pope.
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     {Excrescent letter} (Philol.), a letter which has been added
        to a root; as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an excrescent
        letter.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  excrescent
       adj : forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth)