Definition of assurgent Assurgent

as•sur•gent

We found 9 definitions of assurgent from 5 different sources.

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What does assurgent mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

assurgent - growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"
  ascending moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
assurgent - rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"
  ascending moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • assurgent (Noun)
    A man or beast rising out of the sea.
  • assurgent (Adjective)
    Rising or tending to rise.
  • assurgent (Adjective)
    Curving upward.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • assurgent (a.)
    Ascending
  • assurgent (a.)
    rising obliquely; curving upward.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • assurgent
    as-ur′jent, adj. rising, ascending: (bot.) rising in a curve to an erect position: (her.) of a bearing depicted as rising from the sea.—n. Assur′gency, the tendency to rise

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • assurgent
    A heraldic term for a man or beast rising out of the sea.

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