erumpent

[ ih-ruhm-puhnt ]

adjective

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

erumpent

/ ɪˈrʌmpənt /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of erumpent¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of erumpent¹

C17: from Latin ērumpere to burst forth, from rumpere to shatter, burst

Example Sentences

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

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