Epicormic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Epicormic is an adjective meaning (botany) Of a sprout: growing from a dormant, adventitious bud on the trunk of a tree.
Meaning
(botany) Of a sprout: growing from a dormant, adventitious bud on the trunk of a tree.
Example Sentences
Epicormic branching often follows disturbances, such as thinning or top breakage, which stimulate the sprouting of dormant buds on the boles. The branches may add to the growth capacity of the tree, but they also create knots that reduce lumber value.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include branching, epicormal, epicortical, epicotyledonary, epiphytal, epigeal.
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