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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·cres·cence DATE 15th century 1. a projection or outgrowth especially when abnormal warty excrescences in the colon 2. a disfiguring, extraneous, or unwanted mark or part : blot 3. by-product 2English Etymology excrescence 1533, from L. excrescentia (pl.) "abnormal growths," from excrescentem (nom. excrescens), prp. of excrescere "grow out," from ex- "out" + crescere "to grow" (see crescent). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 excrescence ex·cres·cence / ik5skresns / noun (formal)an ugly lump that has grown on a part of an animal's body or on a plant 赘生物；赘疣；瘤: (figurative) The new office block is an excrescence (= it is very ugly). 这座新办公楼很是煞风景。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: OUTGROWTH 1, excrescency, process, processusWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·cres·cence \ekˈskresən(t)s, ik-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French excressance, from Latin excrescentia, plural, from neuter plural of excrescent-, excrescens, present participle of excrescere to grow out, from ex- ex- (I) + crescere to grow, increase — more at crescent 1. a. : a growing out especially to an abnormal extent : abnormal or excessive increase b. archaic : excess , superfluity 2. : an outgrowth or enlargement: as a. : a natural and normal appendage or development < hair is an excrescence from the scalp > < several small glandular excrescences > b. : an abnormal outgrowth < warty excrescences > 3. : excrescency 3 |
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