excrescent Definition
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excrescence
noun
- 1. An abnormal, especially an ugly, growth on a part of the body or a plant.
2. An unsightly addition.
- Growing abnormally; forming an excrescence; superfluous.
- Said of a sound or letter in a word: added to the word without etymological justification.
