accrescent

Definition

Growing; increasing.

Etymology

From Latin accrescens, accrescentis, present participle of accrescere, from ad + crescere (“to grow”).

Example Sentences

• "whose living growth is more and more conspicuous , and daily ornamented with new appearances of accrescent variety and alteration"
• "The fruiting calyx is accrescent, covering all or most of the fruit."

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