单词 | concrescence |
释义 | concrescence/kənˈkrɛs(ə)ns![]() noun [mass noun] Biology The coalescence or growing together of parts originally separate.However, the two theories do clash, and this stems from the implicit assumption in the lepidomorial theory that ontogenetic and phylogenetic patterns equate; i.e., phylogenetic concrescence results from ontogenetic concrescence....
Derivativesconcrescent
OriginEarly 17th century (in the senses 'growth by assimilation' and 'a concretion'): from con- 'together' + -crescence, on the pattern of words such as excrescence. The current sense dates from the late 19th century. |
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