decacumination

/diːkəkjuːmɪˈneɪʃən/

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noun

"If M. Dutrochet has not adverted to Theophrastus, perhaps you may be interested in reading the following passage from that author, in the sixth chapter of the third book, where he particularly describes what he calls the ἄμφαυξις, or ἀμφιφύα, of the silver fir after decacumination."

From Latin dēcacūminātiō (“a lopping off the top of a tree”).

decacuminate

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How do you pronounce decacumination?

The recorded pronunciation is /diːkəkjuːmɪˈneɪʃən/.

What does decacumination mean?

The action or process of lopping off the top of a tree.

Where does decacumination come from?

It is traced to Latin.

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