Supercrescent
Pronunciation : Su`per*cres"cent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. supercrescens, p.pr. of supercrescere; super above + crescere to grow.]
Definition : Defn: Growing on some other growing thing. [R.] Johnson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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