as·sur·gent ( -sûr jnt)adj. 1. Rising or tending to rise. 2. Botany Slanting or curving upward; ascending. [Latin assurg  ns, assurgent-, present participle of assurgere, to rise up to : ad-, ad- + surgere, to rise; see surge.]as·sur gen·cy n. |
assurgent [əˈsɜːdʒənt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of leaves, stems, etc.) curving or growing upwards; rising
[from Latin assurgere to rise up, from surgere to rise]
assurgency n
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| Adj. | 1. | assurgent - rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent" heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed" |
| 2. |  assurgent - growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed" |
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