INTUMESCENCE


Meaning of INTUMESCENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-tü-ˈme-s ə n(t)s, -tyu̇- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Latin intumescere to swell up, from in- + tumescere to swell — more at tumescence

Date: 1650

: a swollen or enlarged part of a plant or animal ; also : the process of swelling up or enlarging

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