excrescence
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9.9
- noun
- /ɪkˈkrɛsəns/
- Specialized
:
excrescencia
- A number of horn-like excrescences emerge from the top of the skull.
- bony excrescence
Examples
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The structure in question was of black marble, with various excrescences.
Fiction book (1992) -
The female gall wasp deposits her eggs on a certain species of oak known for excrescences called "gall nuts."
Academic text (2007) -
A special feature is the horned excrescence on top of the head.
Academic text (2000) -
The concierge speaks at length about a root-like excrescence which has begun to grow from one of his nostrils.
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The female gall wasp deposits her eggs on a certain species of oak known for excrescences called 'gall nuts.'
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A number of horn-like excrescences emerge from the top of the skull.
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The structure in question was of black marble, with various excrescences protruding from its surface.
Synonyms
133
3.3
A raised round part on something, like a camel's back or a road bump
118
2.5
A raised swelling on the body after a hit
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3.2
A rounded swelling that sticks out from a surface
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6.8
A part that sticks out from a surface
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5.5
A part that sticks out from the area around it, like a small hill
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3.7
A raised, often painful area on the body after injury or infection
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8.6
A part that sticks out from a surface, like a bump on skin or rock
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8.1
A part that sticks out from a surface like a rock or bone
A rounded bump that sticks out from a surface
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
excrescence = excrescent (opaque) = ex + cresc + ence
The step from the adjective 'excrescent' to the noun 'excrescence' is a regular and predictable nominalization with '-ence'.
Etymology
Excrescence comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and crescere 'to grow', and it shares the same root as increase. So an excrescence is something that has 'grown out' from a surface, which is why we use it for an unusual or extra growth.