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Definition of Turgent
1. a. Rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid; as, turgent humors.
Definition of Turgent
1. turgid [adj] - See also: turgid
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turgent
Literary usage of Turgent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Philology by William George Clark, William Aldis Wright, Ingram Bywater, John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor, Henry Jackson (1886)
"48, lam laeto turgent in pal-mite gemmae, ... turgent. Would Mr Postgate translate
the buds "are swollen "on the vine-shoot, and the corn "is swollen" on ..."
2. The Journal of Philology by William George Clark, John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor, William Aldis Wright, Ingram Bywater, Heathcote William Garrod (1886)
"48, lam. laeto turgent in ... turgent. Would Mr Postgate translate the buds "are
swollen" on the vine-shoot, and the corn "is swollen" on the stalk ? ..."
Other Resources:
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