- supercrescent
- su·per·cres·cent
English syllables. 2014.
supercrescent
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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 — 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 … Useful english dictionary
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
