epicormic

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Epicormic sprouts on trunk of an old Sitka spruce

Etymology

From epi- +‎ corm +‎ -ic.

Adjective

epicormic (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Of a sprout: growing from a dormant, adventitious bud on the trunk of a tree.