supercrescent
/ˌsuːpəˈkrɛsnt/ /ˌsjuːpəˈkrɛsnt/Now rare
adjective
That grows or is growing over or on top of something.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Alexander Read (1586?–1641). From classical Latin supercrēscent-, supercrēscēns, present participle of supercrēscere to grow on top of a surface from super- + crēscere to grow.
- cross-functional
- cross-grain
- cross-grained
- cross guard
- cross hairs
- cross-hatch
- cross head
- cross heading
- cross-ice
- cross index
- cross infection
- crossing
- crossing guard
- crossing over
- cross lease
- cross-legged
- cross-license
- cross light
- cross link
- cross-linkage
- crossly
- crossmatch
- cross member
- cross my heart (and hope to die)
- crossness