Found 2 items, similar to auxesis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: auxesis auxesis n : growth from increase in cell size without cell division
English → English (gcide) Definition: Auxesis Auxesis \Aux*e"sis\, n. [NL., Gr. ? increase, fr. ?, ?, to increase.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole. [1913 Webster]