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succrescence

succrescence noun: an outward growth from underneath.

Noun

succrescence (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) An outward growth from underneath.
    • ſhe aboundeth in continuall ſuccreſcence of new ſeed.1650, Edward Marbury, A Commentarie, or Exposition Upon the Prophecie of Habakkuk
    • But it seems to be a protrusion or succrescence of tendonous matter grown hard and callous1663, John Wallis, The Correspondence of John Wallis, Volume II

Origin of succrescence

From Latin succrescentia, from succresco.

Questions about succrescence

What does succrescence mean?
Succrescence means an outward growth from underneath.
What part of speech is succrescence?
Succrescence is a noun.

Words near succrescence in the dictionary

  1. succoureth
  2. succouring
  3. succourless
  4. succours
  5. succous
  6. succrescence
  7. succrescent
  8. succs
  9. succsex
  10. succsexful
  11. succuba

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