excrescent
/ɪkˈskrɛsənt/
词源链
- 英语English
excrescent
词源说明
From Latin excrēscēns, present participle of excrēscō.
释义
名词noun
- 1A growing mutation, usually abnormal.
- 2(historical linguistics) A sound in a word without etymological reason.
形容词adjective
- 1Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a superfluity.