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surculose

[ sur-kyuh-lohs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. producing suckers.


surculose

/ ˈsɜːkjʊˌləʊs /

adjective

  1. (of a plant) bearing suckers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surculose1

1835–45; < Latin surculōsus twiggy, equivalent to surcul ( us ) shoot, twig + -ōsus -ose 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surculose1

C19: from Latin surculōsus woody, from surculus twig, from sūrus a branch

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