surcle
A little shoot or branch; a twig; a sucker.
Noun
- A 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,...
Origin
Borrowed from Latin surculus. Doublet of surculus.