Outgrowth vs Excrescency - What's the difference?
outgrowth | excrescency |
Anything that grows out of something else.
# A branch or offshoot of a plant.
# An appendage of an animal.
# A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
An excrescent state or condition; the quality or fact of growing out of something; abnormal or excessive development; an example of this.
(obsolete) An exuberant outburst; an extravagance.
(obsolete) An excrescence; something excrescent; an outgrowth.
(obsolete) An abnormal, morbid, or unsightly outgrowth.
