surculose

[ sur-kyuh-lohs ]

/ ˈsɜr kyəˌloʊs /

adjective Botany.

producing suckers.

Nearby words

surbased arch, surcease, surcharge, surcingle, surcoat, surculose, surd, sure, sure as shooting, sure cure, sure enough

Origin of surculose

1835–45; < Latin surculōsus twiggy, equivalent to surcul(us) shoot, twig + -ōsus -ose¹

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British Dictionary definitions for surculose

surculose

/ (ˈsɜːkjʊˌləʊs) /

adjective

(of a plant) bearing suckers

Word Origin for surculose

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

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