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Adjective: turgescent  tur'je-sunt
  1. Becoming swollen or inflated
    "The turgescent buds signaled the arrival of spring"
     
  2. (of language or style) excessively ornate or bloated
    "His turgescent prose was difficult to read"

Encyclopedia: Turgescent