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erumpent

[ ih-ruhm-puhnt ]

adjective

  1. bursting forth.
  2. (of fungi or algae) prominent; projecting from or bursting through host tissue.


erumpent

/ ɪˈrʌmpənt /

adjective

  1. bursting out or (esp of plant parts) developing as though bursting through an overlying structure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of erumpent1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin ērumpent- (stem of ērumpēns ), present participle of ērumpere, equivalent to ē- e- 1 + rumpere “to break”; -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of erumpent1

C17: from Latin ērumpere to burst forth, from rumpere to shatter, burst
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Example Sentences

The latter specimens grew erumpent from thin bark, and the broken bark forms a kind of cup at the base of the stroma.

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