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surcuˈlation rare. ? Obs.
[ad. L. *surculātio, -ōnem, n. of action f. surculāre (see prec.). Cf. F. surculation.]
Pruning; the action of cutting off shoots for propagation.
1668Worlidge Syst. Agric., Dict. Rust. 276 Succulation [sic], a pruning of Trees. a1682Sir T. Browne Tracts (1684) 48 The Olive being not successfully propagable by Seed, nor at all by surculation. 1878W. Maccall tr. Letourneau's Biol. 276 Budding, germination, or surculation. |