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epicormic

epicormic adjective: of a sprout: growing from a dormant, adventitious bud on the trunk of a tree.

epicormic: of a sprout: growing from a dormant, adventitious bud on the trunk of a tree
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Adjective

epicormic (not comparable)

  1. Of a sprout: growing from a dormant, adventitious bud on the trunk of a tree.
    • Epicormic branching often follows disturbances, such as thinning or top breakage, which stimulate the sprouting of dormant buds on the boles. The branches may add to the growth capacity of the tree, but they also create knots that reduce lumber value.1964, Arnold Hedlund, Epicormic Branching in North Louisiana Delta, Southern Forest Experiment Station

Origin of epicormic

From epi- + corm + -ic.

Words formed from epicormic

Questions about epicormic

What does epicormic mean?
Epicormic means of a sprout: growing from a dormant, adventitious bud on the trunk of a tree.
What part of speech is epicormic?
Epicormic is an adjective.

Words near epicormic in the dictionary

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

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