ac·cres·cent ( -kr s nt)adj. Increasing in size after flowering, as the calyx of the ground cherry. [Latin accr  scns, accrscent-, present participle of accrscere, to grow; see accrue.] |
accrescent [æˈkrɛsənt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany (of a calyx or other part) continuing to grow after flowering
[from Latin accrēscere to continue to grow, from crēscere to grow]
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