- 1. a. Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity. Source: opted
- 2. adj. forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth) Source: wordnet
- 3. Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity. Expunge the whole, or lip the excrescent parts. Pope. Excrescent letter (Philol.), a letter which has been added to a root; as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an excrescent letter. Source: webster
- 4. Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as asuperfluity.Expunge the whole, or lip the excrescent parts. Pope.Excrescent letter (Philol.), a letter which has been added to a root;as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an excrescent letter. Source: adambom
- 5. a. forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth) Source: ecdict
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