concrescent

concrescent

concrescence [ kɔ̃kresɑ̃s ] n. f.
• 1884; du lat. concrescere « croître ensemble »
1Bot. Soudure de pièces voisines d'un végétal.
2Pathol. Croissance commune de parties primitivement séparées. Concrescence de deux racines dentaires. Adj. CONCRESCENT, ENTE .

concrescent, ente [kɔ̃kʀesɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adj.
ÉTYM. Av. 1929, Larousse; du lat. concrescere, de con-, et crescere « croître » cf. anc. franç. concroistre.
1 Bot. Soudé avec l'organe voisin qui a poussé en même temps. || Pétales concrescents.
2 Pathol. Atteint de concrescence.

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  • concrescence — noun Etymology: Latin concrescentia, from concrescent , concrescens, present participle of concrescere to grow together, from com + crescere to grow more at crescent Date: 1614 1. increase by the addition of particles 2. a growing together ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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