erumpent
[ ih-ruhm-puhnt ]
/ ɪˈrʌm pənt /
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adjective
bursting forth.
(of fungi or algae) prominent; projecting from or bursting through host tissue.
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Words nearby erumpent
eruct, eructate, eructation, erudite, erudition, erumpent, erupt, eruption, eruptive, eruptive xanthoma, eruv
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Example sentences from the Web for erumpent
The latter specimens grew erumpent from thin bark, and the broken bark forms a kind of cup at the base of the stroma.
British Dictionary definitions for erumpent
erumpent
/ (ɪˈrʌmpənt) /
adjective
bursting out or (esp of plant parts) developing as though bursting through an overlying structure
Word Origin for erumpent
C17: from Latin ērumpere to burst forth, from rumpere to shatter, burst
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