ETYM Latin assurgens, p. pr. of assurgere; ad + surgere to rise.
1. (Botany) Growing or extending upward.
2. (Heraldry) Rising from the sea.
3. Ascending; rising; curving upward.
4. Botany, upward-curving.

Shaped as having two horns.

Growing; increasing.
Marked by gradual spontaneous development.

ETYM Cf. French progressif.
1. Gradually advancing in extent.
2. Favoring or promoting progress.
3. Advancing in severity.
4. Favoring or promoting reform (often by government action); SYN. reformist.
5. (Of taxes) Adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases.

1. Newly come into prominence
2. Preceding the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot
3. Advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
4. Increasing in amount or degree
5. (Of a heavenly body) Becoming visible above the horizon