ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Accrescent

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /əˈkɹɛsənt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Accrescent is an adjective meaning Growing; increasing.

Meaning

Growing; increasing.

More Meanings

  1. (botany) Which keeps growing past the point it normally would stop and begin wilting.

Example Sentences

The fruiting calyx is accrescent, covering all or most of the fruit.
whose living growth is more and more conspicuous , and daily ornamented with new appearances of accrescent variety and alteration

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include progressive, addititious, ascending, ascensive, accrued, increasing.

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