See Also: accrescent(medicine)
accrescent(dictionary)

accrescent (iou)



accrescent adjective. M19.
[Latin accrescent- pres. ppl stem of accrescere: see ACCRESCE, -ENT.]
Growing continuously; spec. in Botany, continuing to grow after flowering.
accrescence noun continuous growth; an accretion: M17.
accrescency noun an accretion M17.