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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.
Derivative: excrescent
    Growing abnormally; forming an excrescence; superfluous.
    Said of a sound or letter in a word: added to the word without etymological justification.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin excrescere to grow up.



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