accrescent

adjective

ac·​cres·​cent

-sᵊnt,

ˈaˌk-

: growing continuously

specifically : growing larger after flowering

—used especially of a calyx

Word History

Etymology

Latin accrescent-, accrescens

First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined above

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