| 单词 | accrescent |
| 释义 | accrescent[ uh-kres-uhnt ] / əˈkrɛs ənt / adjectiveincreasing; enlarging, expanding, or enriching. growing, as floral parts that increase in size after flowering has occurred. Origin of accrescentFirst recorded in 1745–55, accrescent is from the Latin word accrēscent- (stem of accrēscēns, present participle of accrēscere to grow). See ac-, crescent Words nearby accrescentaccredit, accreditation, accredited, accrementition, accrescence, accrescent, accrete, accretio cordis, accretion, accretionary growth, accretionary wedge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for accrescentaccrescent / (æˈkrɛsənt) / adjectivebotany (of a calyx or other part) continuing to grow after flowering Word Origin for accrescentC18: from Latin accrēscere to continue to grow, from crēscere to grow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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