succrescent
English
Etymology
From Latin succrescens, present participle of succresco
Adjective
succrescent (comparative more succrescent, superlative most succrescent)
- Growing out from underneath.
- 1874, Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History, volume 9:
- but there are many instances in which complete teeth occur in advance of succrescent teeth
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Related terms
- succrescence
Latin
Verb
succrēscent
- third-person plural future active indicative of succrēscō