| propagation | 1. The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of the kind by generation or successive production; as, the propagation of animals or plants. "There is not in nature any spontaneous generation, but all come by propagation." (Ray) 2. The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel. Origin: L. Propagatio: cf. F. Propagation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| vegetative propagation | Propagation without pollination by way of separating vegetative parts (i.e., branches, stolons, buds) from the mother plant and planting them so they take root and grow. (09 Oct 1997) |
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