definition of the word accrescent

Latin accrescens, accrescentis, present participle of accrescere; ad + crescere to grow. See crescent.

• (RP) IPA: /əˈkɹɛsənt/

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accrescent (comparative more accrescent, superlative most accrescent)

1. Growing; increasing. - Shuckford
2. (botany) Growing larger after flowering - Gray

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