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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
excrescence /ɪkˈskrɛs(ə)ns, ɛks-/

▶noun

1 an abnormal outgrowth on a body or plant.

2 an unattractive or superfluous addition or feature.

– derivatives
excrescent adjective.

– origin ME: from L. excrescentia, from excrescere ‘grow out’.

'excrescence' also found in these Oxford entries:

brush - concrescence - thymus - wart

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