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assurgent, a. and n.|əˈsɜːdʒənt| [ad. L. assurgent-em, pr. pple. of assurgĕre: see above.] A. adj. 1. Rising, ascending; in Bot. rising obliquely.
1578Banister Hist. Man i. 12 By..which assurgent line, this present bone is..deuided. 1757Pultney in Phil. Trans. L. 66 The antheræ are thick and assurgent. 1848Dana Zooph. 195 Animals..with the sides expanded, explanate, and assurgent. 2. Seeking ascendancy, aggressive.
1881Times 29 Apr., A rich..and assurgent priesthood. B. n. He who or that which rises up.
1791E. Darwin Bot. Gard. i. 109 Emerging from infernal night, The bright Assurgent rises into light. |