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erumpent

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e·rum·pent  (-rmpnt)
adj.
Bursting through or as if through a surface or covering.

[Latin rumpns, rumpent-, present participle of rumpere, to burst out; see erupt.]

erumpent [ɪˈrʌmpənt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) bursting out or (esp of plant parts) developing as though bursting through an overlying structure
[from Latin ērumpere to burst forth, from rumpere to shatter, burst]


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