concrescentadj.
/kənˈkrɛsənt/ Growing together.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > growth > types of growth
unthriftyc1440
unthriving1600
abortive1601
stunted1719
abortient1768
stockeda1796
hypertrophic1832
accretionary1841
accretional1843
homonomous1854
stasimorphic1869
geomalic1880
homoeotic1894
concrescent1902
infantilistic1930
the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > having particular form, position, or mode of growth
accrescent1836
extrorse1850
posticous1866
anticous1870
concrescent1902
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 191/1 A single male flower consists of an axis enclosed at the base by an inconspicuous perianth formed of two concrescent leaves and terminating in two.
1951 R. Firth Elements Social Organization i. 18 If the underlying activity of nature is a system of interlocking concrescent processes..then human activity partakes of the same general character.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1902- turn the heat on
- turn the laugh against a person
- turn the laugh on a person
- turn the laugh upon a person
- turn the leaf
- turn the next leaf
- turn the other cheek
- turn the page
- turn the penny
- turn the riddle
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- turn the ridge
- turn the ridge of
- turn the scale
- turn the screw
- turn the screws
- turn the searchlight on
- turn the tables
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- turn the taps on
- turn the trencher
- turn the trick
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- turn the wick down
- turn the wick up