Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
surculus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
surculus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
surculus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
surculus you have here. The definition of the word
surculus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
surculus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin surculus. Doublet of surcle.
Noun
surculus (plural surculi)
- A shoot from a rootstock; a sucker.
Latin
Noun
surculus m (genitive surculī); second declension
- shoot, sprout, sprig, twig
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Derived terms
References
- “surculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “surculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- surculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.