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English word epicormic comes from English -ic, English epi- (Above, over, on, in addition to.), English corm
-ic (English)
(chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).. Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
epi- (English)
Above, over, on, in addition to.
corm (English)
A short, vertical, swollen underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.
epicormic (English)
(botany) Growing from a dormant or adventitious bud.