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air layering

noun

, Horticulture.
  1. a method of propagating a plant by girdling or cutting part way into a stem or branch and packing the area with a moist medium, as sphagnum moss, stimulating root formation so that the stem or branch can be removed and grown as an independent plant.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of air layering1

First recorded in 1895–1900; air layer + -ing 1( def )

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