ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Decacumination

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /diːkəkjuːmɪˈneɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Decacumination is a noun meaning (rare) The action or process of lopping off the top of a tree.

Meaning

(rare) The action or process of lopping off the top of a tree.

Example Sentences

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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crown, copse, cobbing, decology, cailcedra, caudation.

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