accrescent \ac*cres"cent\ ([a^]k*kr[e^]s"sent), a. [L. accrescens, -entis, p. pr. of accrescere; ad + crescere to grow. See {Crescent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Growing; increasing. --Shuckford. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Growing larger after flowering. --Gray. [1913 Webster]