cuttage

[ kuht-ij ]

noun

1. the process of propagating plants from separate vegetative parts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuttage¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; cut + -age

Example Sentences

And since there are four methods of propagation of plants, by nature and by the several processes of art, namely: transplanting from one place to another, as is done in layering vines, what is called cuttage or propagating quick sets cut from trees, and graftage, which consists in transferring scions from one tree to another, let us consider at what season and in what locality you should do each of these things. a.

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