Definitions for "Epicormic"
Keywords:  dormant, bud, shoot, bark, arises
Refers to strong shoots that develop under the bark of a tree or shrub, often close to pruning cuts or wounds.
of shoots, sprouting from a mature stem, as in some eucalypts after fire
of buds, shoots or flowers, borne on the old wood of trees (applied especially to shoots arising from dormant buds after injury or fire).