What is the Latin word for scion?

The usual Latin words for “scion” are surculus, tālea, rāmus; also surcŭlāris, surcŭlārĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“scion” in Latin

surculusshoot, sprout, sprig, twig; a scion, graft, a sucker, slip, set of a plant for growth; a small tree tāleaA long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod, stick, stake, bar.; A cutting, set or layer for planting.; A scion, twig,rāmusbranch, bough, limb surcŭlārisproducing young shoots surcŭlārĭusbelonging to shoots

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

scion

PROP., surculus: talea (Varr.); diminutive, taleola (Col.): of or belonging to a scion, surcularis (Col); surcularius (Varr.).

Figuratively, ramus [Vid: BRANCH]. Scion of the royal stock of Argos, Argivorum regum de stirpe oriundus

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What is the Latin word for scion?: The usual Latin words for “scion” are surculus, tālea, rāmus; also surcŭlāris, surcŭlārĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.