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surculose

[sur-kyuh-lohs]
adjective Botany.
  1. producing suckers.
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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

adjective
  1. (of a plant) bearing suckers
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Word Origin

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