Figurative. Many new office buildings are unsightly excrescences upon the city's landscape.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ac|cres|cence — «uh KREHS uhns», noun. 1. growth. 2. = accretion. (Cf. ↑accretion) … Useful english dictionary
con|cres|cence — «kon KREHS uhns», noun. 1. a growing together of parts which originally were separate to form a single part or unit. SYNONYM(S): accrescence, accretion. 2. an increase by the adding of particles. SYNONYM(S): accrescence, accretion. ╂[< Latin… … Useful english dictionary
de|cres|cence — «dih KREHS uhns», noun. a waning state or condition … Useful english dictionary
re|cres|cence — «rih KREHS uhns», noun. regrowth, especially of lost parts of an organism … Useful english dictionary
cence — acau·les·cence; ac·cres·cence; ac·qui·es·cence; ad·ja·cence; ad·o·les·cence; ad·u·la·res·cence; al·ka·les·cence; an·o·do·lu·mi·nes·cence; ar·bo·res·cence; be·nef·i·cence; cal·o·res·cence; can·des·cence; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence;… … English syllables
cres — ac·cres·cence; ac·cres·cent; al·cres·ta; cir·cum·cres·cence; con·cres·cence; con·cres·cent; cres·cen·tic; cres·cent·oid; cres·cive; cres·co·graph; cres·o·tine; cres·o·tin·ic; cres·oxide; cres·set; cres·son; cres·sy; cres·well·i·an; cres·yl;… … English syllables
accrescence — ac·cres·cence … English syllables
concrescence — con·cres·cence … English syllables
decrescence — de·cres·cence … English syllables
excrescence — ex·cres·cence … English syllables
