excrescence

Etymology
From, early 15th century, in sense “(action of) growing out (of something else)”. Borrowed from, from , from , from (English ) +  (English ). Sense of “abnormal growth” from 1570s, from earlier (1540s in this sense).

Noun

 * 1) Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
 * 2) A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
 * 3)   The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g.,  as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or.
 * 1) A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
 * 2)   The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g.,  as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or.
 * 1) A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
 * 2)   The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g.,  as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or.
 * 1)   The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g.,  as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: kasvannainen,
 * French: ,
 * Galician:
 * Hungarian:
 * Latin:
 * Maori: pukuwhenewhene
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Hungarian: inetimologikus mássalhangzó(betoldás)