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accrescent, a.|əˈkrɛsənt|
[ad. L. accrēscent-em pr. pple. of accrēscĕre: see accresce.]
1. Growing continuously, ever increasing.
1753S. Shuckford Creation & Fall 90 (R.) New appearances of accrescent variety and alteration. 1891Temple Bar June 222 Accrescent layers of instruction sandwiched in between patches of narrative.
2. Bot. Continuing to grow, growing larger after flowering; applied to those parts of the flower which normally fall off or wither after fertilization.
1857Henfrey Botany 102 Occasionally [the calyx] grows during the maturation of the fruit, and is accrescent, forming..a vesicular envelope to the fruit. 1876Oliver Elem. Bot. 231 Observe the two accrescent (enlarging after flowering) bracteoles, replacing the perianth in the pistillate flowers of Orache. |