excrescent
Meanings
noun
- A growing mutation, usually abnormal.
- A sound in a word without etymological reason.
adj
- Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.
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Etymology
From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō.
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