What does accrescent mean?
Accrescent means Growing; increasing..
Accrescent
/əˈkɹɛsənt/ · adjective
Meaning
Growing; increasing..
Definitions by Sense
- Growing; increasing.
- (botany) Which keeps growing past the point it normally would stop and begin wilting.
Example Sentences
whose living growth is more and more conspicuous , and daily ornamented with new appearances of accrescent variety and alteration
The fruiting calyx is accrescent, covering all or most of the fruit.
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Antonyms for accrescent
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Word Forms
- more accrescent
- most accrescent
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whose living growth is more and more conspicuous , and daily ornamented with new appearances of accrescent variety and alteration
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