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excrescence(dictionary)

excrescence (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: excrescens, present participle of excrescere 'to grow out', from crescere 'to grow']
something that is bad, unnecessary, or ugly - used to show disapproval
::The new museum is nothing but an excrescence on the urban landscape.
an ugly growth on an animal or plant