accrescent

[uh-kres-uh nt]

adjective

increasing; enlarging, expanding, or enriching.

growing, as floral parts that increase in size after flowering has occurred.

Origin of accrescent

First recorded in 1745–55, accrescent is from the Latin word accrēscent- (stem of accrēscēns, present participle of accrēscere to grow). See ac-, crescent

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British Dictionary definitions for accrescent

accrescent

adjective

botany (of a calyx or other part) continuing to grow after flowering

Word Origin for accrescent

C18: from Latin accrēscere to continue to grow, from crēscere to grow

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