excrescence[noun]Synonyms: outgrowth, excrescency, process, processus
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ex‧cres‧cence /ɪkˈskres
əns/
noun [countable] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: excrescens, present participle of excrescere 'to grow out', from crescere 'to grow']
1. something that is bad, unnecessary, or ugly – used to show disapproval:
The new museum is nothing but an excrescence on the urban landscape.2. an ugly growth on an animal or plant
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