surcle

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noun

A little shoot or branch; a twig; a sucker.

OriginLatin surculus →
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Meanings

nounsurcle (plural surcles)

plural surcles

  1. obsoleteA little shoot or branch; a twig; a sucker.

    And even that seeds themselves in their rudimentall discoveries appear in foliaceous surcles, or sprouts within their coverings, in a diaphanous gellie, before deeper incrassation, is also visibly verified in Cherries, Acorns, Plums.

    1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus

Origin

  1. Latinsurculus
  2. Englishsurcle

Borrowed from Latin surculus. Doublet of surculus.

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APA

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MLA

“surcle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surcle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surcle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surcle.

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