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epicormal

epicormal adjective: of or pertaining to of a young whippy shoot growing from a previously dormant bud on the trunk or a limb of a tree.

Adjective

epicormal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to of a young whippy shoot growing from a previously dormant bud on the trunk or a limb of a tree.
    • Cut off whippy epicormal growths, especially if any have grown because of your last pruning.

Questions about epicormal

What does epicormal mean?
Epicormal means of or pertaining to of a young whippy shoot growing from a previously dormant bud on the trunk or a limb of a tree.
What part of speech is epicormal?
Epicormal is an adjective.

Words near epicormal in the dictionary

  1. epicorazin
  2. epicorazine
  3. epicorazines
  4. epicorazins
  5. epicorium
  6. epicormal
  7. epicormic
  8. epicormically
  9. epicorolline
  10. epicortex
  11. epicortical

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