单词 | epicormic |
释义 | epicormic/ˌɛpɪˈkɔːmɪk /adjective Botany (Of a shoot or branch) growing from a previously dormant bud on the trunk or a limb of a tree.Analysis of height vs. diameter ratios among different tree subgroups, with and without epicormic branching, suggested that trees with epicormic branches generally have a low level of secondary growth compared with primary growth....
OriginEarly 20th century: from epi- 'upon' + Greek kormos 'tree trunk'. |
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