excrescency

1 an abnormal mass of tissue fortunately, the excrescency could be removed with surgery Synonyms excrescence, growth, lump, neoplasm, tumorRelated Words outgrowth; cancer, carcinoma, lymphoma, malignancy, melanoma, polyp; cyst, tubercle, wart

2 something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing some feel that the planned skyscraper would be an excrescency on the city's low-rise skyline Synonyms blight, blotch, defect, deformity, disfigurement, excrescence, blemish, fault, flaw, imperfection, mar, mark, pockmark, scarRelated Words abnormality, distortion, irregularity, malformation, misshape; bug, glitch, kink; blot, blur, spot, stain, taint; damage, defacement, impairment, injury; failing, weaknessNear Antonyms adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, ornament