surculose

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɜːkjʊˌləʊs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sûr′kyə lōs′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sur•cu•lose  (sûr′kyə lōs′),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
  1. Botanyproducing suckers.
  • Latin surculōsus twiggy, equivalent. to surcul(us) shoot, twig + -ōsus -ose1
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
surculose / ˈsɜːkjʊˌləʊs/
  1. (of a plant) bearing suckers
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin surculōsus woody, from surculus twig, from sūrus a branch

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