Word: excrescences
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
xcresc
en
ces
Definition: Plural of excrescence; an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
Morphemes:
Affix: excrescence
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
Meaning: out
Affix: crescere
Language: la
Decoded: crescere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I increase, rise, grow, thrive; multiply, augment.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.