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assurgent
[uh-sur-juhnt]
adjective
Botany.
curving upward, as leaves; ascendant.
assurgent
/ əˈɜːəԳ /
adjective
(of leaves, stems, etc) curving or growing upwards; rising
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Other 51Թ Forms
- assurgency noun
- ˈܰԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of assurgent1
1570–80; < Latin assurgent- (stem of ܰŧԲ rising up, present participle of assurgere ). See as-, surge ( def. ), -ent ( def. )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of assurgent1
C16: from Latin assurgere to rise up, from surgere to rise
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Thallus fleshy, prostrate or assurgent from a creeping base; costa obscure.
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A man or beast rising out of the sea is said to be assurgent.
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