subnascent

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/sʌbˈnæsənt/

adjective

Growing underneath.

OriginLatin subnascens →
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Meanings

adjectivesubnascent (not comparable)
  1. figurativelynot comparablesometimesGrowing underneath.

    subnascent seedling

    1664, J[ohn] E[velyn], Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions. […], London: […] Jo[hn] Martyn, and Ja[mes] Allestry, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinsubnascens
  2. Englishsubnascent

Latin subnascens, present participle of subnasci (“to grow under”), from sub (“under”) + nasci (“to be born”).

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APA

subnascent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnascent

MLA

“subnascent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnascent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subnascent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subnascent.

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