e·rum·pent ( -r m p nt)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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