supercrescent

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adjective

Growing on some other growing thing.

OriginLatin supercrescens →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivesupercrescent (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableGrowing on some other growing thing.

    consume or diminish the supercrescent or overgrown Flesh

    1732, George Smith, Institutiones Chirurgicæ: or, Principles of Surgery

Origin

  1. Latinsupercrescens
  2. Englishsupercrescent

From Latin supercrescens, present participle of supercrescere.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with supercrescent

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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