Definition of Excriscence
Ex*cres"cence (?) n. [F.
excrescence, excroissanse, L. excrescentia
excrescences, neut. pl. of p. pr. of excrescere. See
Excrescent.] An excrescent appendage, as, a wart or
tumor; anything growing out unnaturally from anything else; a
preternatural or morbid development; hence, a troublesome
superfluity; an incumbrance; as, an excrescence on the body,
or on a plant. "Excrescences of joy." Jer.
Taylor.
The excrescences of the Spanish
monarchy. Addison.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Something, usually abnormal which grows out of something else.
- A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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