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Definition of surculose in US English:

surculose

adjective

Botany

  • Producing suckers.

    • ‘The plants growing about the Picachos de Santa Clara are more robust and less surculose than those in the Sierra Vizcaino proper and resemble A. gigantensis.’

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin surculosus, from surculus ‘twig’.

Pronunciation

surculose

/ˈsərkyəˌlōs/