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/diːkəkjuːmɪˈneɪʃən/ · noun
(rare) The action or process of lopping off the top of a tree..
If M. Dutrochet has not adverted to Theophrastus, perhaps you may be interested in reading the following passage from that author, in the sixth chapter of the third book, where he particularly describes what he calls the ἄμφαυξις, or ἀμφιφύα, of the silver fir after decacumination.
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Decacumination means (rare) The action or process of lopping off the top of a tree..
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If M. Dutrochet has not adverted to Theophrastus, perhaps you may be interested in reading the following passage from that author, in the sixth chapter of the third book, where he particularly describes what he calls the ἄμφαυξις, or ἀμφιφύα, of the silver fir after decacumination.
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