supercrescent

supercrescent
\\-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin supercrescent-, supercrescens, present participle of supercrescere to grow over, from super- + crescere to grow — more at crescent
: growing on a thing : parasitic

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  • Supercrescent — Su per*cres cent, a. [L. supercrescens, p. pr. of supercrescere; super above + crescere to grow.] Growing on some other growing thing. [R.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • supercrescent — su·per·cres·cent …   English syllables

  • supercrescent —   a. parasitic …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Supercrescence — Su per*cres cence, n. [See {Supercrescent}.] That which grows upon another growing thing; a parasite. [R.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • supercrescence — |süpə(r)|kresən(t)s noun ( s) Etymology: from supercrescent, after such pairs as English excrescent : excrescence : a parasitic organism …   Useful english dictionary

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