Definition of Accrescent. Meaning of Accrescent. Synonyms of Accrescent

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Definition of Accrescent

Accrescent
Accrescent Ac*cres"cent, a. [L. accrescens, -entis, p. pr. of accrescere; ad + crescere to grow. See Crescent.] 1. Growing; increasing. --Shuckford. 2. (Bot.) Growing larger after flowering. --Gray.

Meaning of Accrescent from wikipedia

- pentamerous, yellow. Sepals: five, gamosepalous, campanulate, slightly accrescent, persistent, valvate. Petals: five, polypetalous but slightly connate...
- feature is the inflated, papery calyx enclosing each berry. The calyx is accrescent until the fruit is fully grown; at first, it is of normal size, but after...
- κρηπίδωμα crepidoma cresc- grow, rise Latin crescere accresce, accrescence, accrescent, accrete, accretion, accrue, concrete, crescendo, crescent, crew, decrease...
- lobes, with the lobes shorter than the tube, it is persistent and often accrescent. The corolla usually has five petals that are also joined forming a tube...
- short, recurved, and bearing two bractlets. Calyx: Usually four-lobed, accrescent under the fruit. Corolla: Greenish yellow or creamy white, tubular, four-lobed;...
- be edible. The fruits, which are globular and largely enclosed by the accrescent calyces, can reach a kilogram in weight and have a taste described as...
- of flower. Brunfelsia australis : ripening coriaceous berry, showing accrescent calyx. Brunfelsia uniflora : mid-shot of plant in flower. Brunfelsia undulata :...
- κρηπίδωμα crepidoma cresc- grow, rise Latin crescere accresce, accrescence, accrescent, accrete, accretion, accrue, concrete, crescendo, crescent, crew, decrease...
- in bundles in the leaf axils. Perianth pinkish, 4–5 mm, hardening and accrescent in fruit. Nut glossy, included in the perianth. Irano-Turanian Region...
- globose, turned bluish-black or black when ripe, enclosed in the red accrescent fruiting-calyx. The stem is hollow and the leaves are 15–20 cm (5.9–7...