ERUMPENT


Meaning of ERUMPENT in English

ə̇ˈrəmpənt, ēˈ- adjective

Etymology: Latin erumpent-, erumpens, present participle of erumpere

1. : tending to grow out vigorously from a substrate so as to burst through or rise above its surface

certain erumpent fungi that parasitize leaves

2. of the fruiting bodies of some fungi and algae : grown or burst through a surface (as of a host's tissue) so as to form a projecting mass

the erumpent fruiting bodies of some rusts

erumpent acervuli forming black dots on the leaves

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.