assurgent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite rising from the sea
    • a seahorse assurgent
  2. adjective satellite growing or extending upward
    • an assurgent stem or leaf

WordNet

As*sur"gent adjective
Etymology
L. assurgens, p. pr. of assurgere; ad + surgere to rise.
Definitions
  1. Ascending; (Bot.) rising obliquely; curving upward. Gray.

Webster 1913