epicormicadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛpᵻˈkɔːmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɛpəˈkɔrmɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: epi- prefix, Greek κορμός , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < epi- prefix + ancient Greek κορμός trunk of a tree (with the branches lopped off) (see corm n.²) + -ic suffix.

Chiefly Forestry.

Of a branch or shoot: growing from a dormant bud on the trunk or a large branch of a tree; designating such growth or such a bud.

ΚΠ

1878 Jrnl. Forestry & Estates Managem. Aug. 269 Continue to watch recently thinned plantations, lightening the heads, and thus restoring to their erect positions such young trees as are bent down, and cut away all epicormic—or trunk branches.

1909 P. T. Maw Pract. Forestry 149 With some trees, especially Oak and Chestnut, an unduly thick canopy will often cause..the flushing of latent buds along the stem, and epicormic branches will be thrown out.

1975 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 2 167/1 Shoots rise from epicormic buds after burning.

1991 J. D. Matthews Silvicultural Syst. ii. 14 Oak is grown with beech to assist in controlling development of epicormic shoots.

2008 National Trust Mag. Autumn 42/1 The second clone [of common lime], ‘Hatfield Tall’, has a more cylindrical trunk and little epicormic growth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epicormic
释义	epicormicadj. Brit. /ˌɛpᵻˈkɔːmɪk/, U.S. /ˌɛpəˈkɔrmɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: epi- prefix, Greek κορμός , -ic suffix. Etymology: < epi- prefix + ancient Greek κορμός trunk of a tree (with the branches lopped off) (see corm n.²) + -ic suffix. Chiefly Forestry. Of a branch or shoot: growing from a dormant bud on the trunk or a large branch of a tree; designating such growth or such a bud. ΚΠ 1878 Jrnl. Forestry & Estates Managem. Aug. 269 Continue to watch recently thinned plantations, lightening the heads, and thus restoring to their erect positions such young trees as are bent down, and cut away all epicormic—or trunk branches. 1909 P. T. Maw Pract. Forestry 149 With some trees, especially Oak and Chestnut, an unduly thick canopy will often cause..the flushing of latent buds along the stem, and epicormic branches will be thrown out. 1975 Jrnl. Biogeogr. 2 167/1 Shoots rise from epicormic buds after burning. 1991 J. D. Matthews Silvicultural Syst. ii. 14 Oak is grown with beech to assist in controlling development of epicormic shoots. 2008 National Trust Mag. Autumn 42/1 The second clone [of common lime], ‘Hatfield Tall’, has a more cylindrical trunk and little epicormic growth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1878
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