| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Growing; increasing.[Websters]
2. Growing larger after flowering.[Websters] 3. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb accrescently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (accrescently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective accrescent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ACCRESCENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Accrescent \Ac*cres"cent\, adjective. [Latin expression accrescens, -entis, present participle of accrescere; ad crescere to grow. See Crescent.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ACCRESCENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Geology | Increasing in size with age, as the calyx of some plants after flowering. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
