ERUMPENT


Meaning of ERUMPENT in English

/i rum"peuhnt/ , adj.

1. bursting forth.

2. (of fungi or algae) prominent; projecting from or bursting through host tissue.

[ 1640-50; erumpent- (s. of erumpens ), prp. of erumpere, equiv. to e- E- + rumpere to break; see -ENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .