root cutting

Frequency: 3.81.2 per million words

A cutting taken from a plant's root for propagation.

cuttingADJECTIVE + cutting

Categories:

root

Examples (10)

  • The gardener showed me how to take a root cutting.
  • Propagating phlox is easy with a root cutting.
  • To grow a new raspberry bush, you should plant a root cutting in early spring.
  • My new peony grew from a single root cutting I got from a friend.
  • The nursery sells bags of root cuttings from popular perennials.
  • The experiment involved analyzing the growth rate of a root cutting in different soil types.
  • Have you ever tried to propagate a lilac from a root cutting?
  • While a stem cutting is more common, a root cutting is more effective for some species like the poppy.
  • I will take a root cutting from my mint plant to give to my neighbor.
  • A healthy root cutting was carefully selected for the cloning process.