misgrowth en · NOUN
Etymology
From mis- + growth.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An unnatural or abnormal growth.
c. 1810-1834? Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Henry More […] their physiology imbrangled with an inapplicable logic and a misgrowth of entia rationalia, that is, substantiated abstractions […]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| misgrowths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |