succrescent

English

Etymology

From Latin succrescens, present participle of succresco.

Adjective

succrescent (comparative more succrescent, superlative most succrescent)

1. Growing out from underneath.
   • 1874, Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History‎^[1], volume 9:

     but there are many instances in which complete teeth occur in advance of succrescent teeth

Related terms

• succrescence

Latin

Verb

succrēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of succrēscō