Definitions for accrescent

accrescent ac·cres·cent

Spelling: [uh-kres-uh nt]
IPA: /əˈkrɛs ənt/

Accrescent is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 495 anagrams from letters in accrescent (accceenrst).

Definitions for accrescent

adjective

  1. increasing; enlarging, expanding, or enriching.
  2. growing, as floral parts that increase in size after flowering has occurred.

Origin of accrescent

First recorded in 1745-55, accrescent is from the Latin word accrēscent- (stem of accrēscēns, present participle of accrēscere to grow). See ac-,

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