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—assurgency, n./euh serr"jeuhnt/, adj. Bot.curving upward, as leaves; ascendant.[1570-80; < L assurgent- (s. of assurgens rising up, prp. of assurgere). See AS-, SURGENT]
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Assurgent — As*sur gent, a. [L. assurgens, p. pr. of assurgere; ad + surgere to rise.] Ascending; (Bot.) rising obliquely; curving upward. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assurgent — [ə sʉr′jənt] adj. [L assurgens, prp. of assurgere, to rise up, swell < ad , to + surgere, to rise: see SURGE] 1. rising 2. Bot. ASCENDING … English World dictionary
assurgent — adjective 1. rising from the sea a seahorse assurgent • Similar to: ↑ascending • Topics: ↑heraldry 2. growing or extending upward an assurgent stem or leaf • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
assurgent — adjective Etymology: Latin assurgent , assurgens, present participle of assurgere to rise, from ad + surgere to rise more at surge Date: 1578 moving upward ; rising; especially ascendant 1b … New Collegiate Dictionary
assurgent — as•sur•gent [[t]əˈsɜr dʒənt[/t]] adj. Bot. bot curving or directed upward, as leaves; ascending • Etymology: 1570–80; < L assurgent , s. of assurgēns, prp. of assurgere to stand up, rise as•sur′gen•cy, n … From formal English to slang
assurgent — adj. [L. assurgens, to arise] Curving upward; ascending … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
assurgent — 1. noun A man or beast rising out of the sea. 2. adjective a) Rising or tending to rise. b) Curving upward … Wiktionary
assurgent — as·sur·gent … English syllables
assurgent — /əˈsɜdʒənt/ (say uh serjuhnt) adjective 1. Botany curving upwards, as leaves; ascending. 2. Heraldry shown rising out of the sea. {Latin assurgens, present participle, rising up} –assurgency, noun …
assurgent — a. ascending; Botany, upward curving. ♦ assurgency, n … Dictionary of difficult words
