Ex*cres"cence (?) n. [F. excrescence,
excroissanse, L. excrescentia
excrescences, neut. pl. of p. pr. of excrescere. See Excrescent.]
An excrescent appendage,
as, a wart or tumor; anything growing out
unnaturally from anything
else; a preternatural or morbid development; hence, a troublesome superfluity; an incumbrance; as, an excrescence on the body, or on a plant. "Excrescences of joy." Jer. Taylor.
The excrescences of the Spanish monarchy.
Addison.
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