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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erumpent

A: With the erumpent, we had some of the guys who worked on "War Horse" make a huge puppet that I rehearsed with for a few weeks.

From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2016

The latter specimens grew erumpent from thin bark, and the broken bark forms a kind of cup at the base of the stroma.

From Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes Camilla, Thamnomyces, Engleromyces by Lloyd, C. G.

Some grew in same manner, erumpent from thin bark and the broken bark forms a kind of cup at the base of the stroma, others on the naked, hard wood and grew more compact.

From Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes Camilla, Thamnomyces, Engleromyces by Lloyd, C. G.

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