erumpent

American

[ih-ruhm-puhnt] / ɪˈrʌm pənt /

adjective

bursting forth.
(of fungi or algae) prominent; projecting from or bursting through host tissue.

erumpent British

/ ɪˈrʌmpənt /

adjective

bursting out or (esp of plant parts) developing as though bursting through an overlying structure

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Etymology

Origin of erumpent

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin ērumpent- (stem of ērumpēns ), present participle of ērumpere, equivalent to ē- e- ¹ + rumpere “to break”; see -ent

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