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- DictionaryEx·cres·cence/ikˈskres(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. a distinct outgrowth on a human or animal body or on a plant, especially one that is the result of disease or abnormality: "the males often have a strange excrescence on the tip of the snout"
The meaning of EXCRESCENCE is a projection or outgrowth especially when abnormal. How to use excrescence in a sentence. Did you know?
an unusual growth on an animal or one of its organs, or on a plant: Adult males sometimes have a strange excrescence on the tip of their snouts. No nodular excrescences were seen in any of the outer segments. The excrescences were studied and were not associated with cerebrovascular disease.
Excrescence definition: an abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body. See examples of EXCRESCENCE used in a sentence.
an unusual growth on an animal or one of its organs, or on a plant: Adult males sometimes have a strange excrescence on the tip of their snouts. No nodular excrescences were seen in any of the outer segments. The excrescences were studied and were not associated with cerebrovascular disease.
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings. “the bony excrescence between its horns”. synonyms: bulge, bump, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling. see more. see less.
1. An outgrowth or enlargement, especially an abnormal one, such as a wart. 2. A usually unwanted or unnecessary accretion: "Independent agencies were an excrescence on the Constitution" (Los Angeles Times).
If you describe something such as a building, addition, or development as an excrescence, you strongly disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary, bad, or ugly.
Excrescence definition: an abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body. See examples of EXCRESCENCE used in a sentence.
noun. /ɪkˈskresns/ (formal) an ugly part that has grown on a part of an animal’s body or on a plant, caused by disease or abnormality. A hard, bony excrescence was visible above one of the animal’s hooves. (figurative) The new office block is an excrescence (= it is very ugly). Word Origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
excrescence meaning, definition, what is excrescence: something that is bad, unnecessary, or u...: Learn more.
