excrescency

  1. Noun.  An excrescent state or condition; the quality or fact of growing out of something; abnormal or excessive development; an example of this.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) An exuberant outburst; an extravagance.
  3. Noun.  (obsolete) An excrescence; something excrescent; an outgrowth.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) An abnormal, morbid, or unsightly outgrowth.

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