assurgent

[ uh-sur-juh nt ]
/ əˈsɜr dʒənt /

adjective Botany.

curving upward, as leaves; ascendant.

Origin of assurgent

1570–80; < Latin assurgent- (stem of assurgēns rising up, present participle of assurgere). See as-, surge, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM assurgent

as·sur·gen·cy, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for assurgent

assurgent
/ (əˈsɜːdʒənt) /

adjective

(of leaves, stems, etc) curving or growing upwards; rising

Derived forms of assurgent

assurgency, noun

Word Origin for assurgent

C16: from Latin assurgere to rise up, from surgere to rise