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epicormic in British English (ˌɛpɪˈkɔːmɪk) adjective(of a tree shoot or branch) growing from a dormant bud below the bark Examples of 'epicormic' in a sentenceepicormic After thinning and pruning, epicormic branches developed on target trees.Retained-trees, which were already exposed to sunlight, developed an average of eight epicormic branches on the lower stems.But, epicormic branches decrease the value of the trunk or timber as a result of thinning, especially in broadleaved species. |