propagation
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6.6
- noun
- /ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
reproducción
- Artificial propagation has been used in one form or another with anadromous Pacific salmon for over a century.
- artificial propagation
- propagation of species
- propagation techniques
So with that being said, there's also a second way of plant propagation, and that is through cuttings.
- So with that being said, there's also a second way of plant propagation, and that is through cuttings.
- I would go so far as to say that one of the prerequisites to the propagation and expansion of our species.
- But you know, the selfish gene answer to the meaning of life is the meaning of life is the propagation of life.
Examples
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In developing recovery plans for four "species" listed as threatened or endangered, the use of artificial propagation may be considered.
Academic text (1991) -
However, there are a number of potential genetic consequences of artificial propagation that should be considered in this context.
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But for me, it makes a lot of sense to to try your hand at a little bit of home propagation just because it's fun.
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-It leads to propagation of the species?
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Or again, why should I care about the propagation of our species?
Blog text (32) -
In fact, loneliness is what ensures the propagation of our species.
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How does domestic propagation of species affect the supply, demand for, and persistence of these species in the wild?
Academic text (2011) -
So with that being said, there's also a second way of plant propagation, and that is through cuttings.
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Townsend says the new cultivars are easy to propagate by softwood cuttings using conventional propagation techniques.
Academic text (1996) -
Plant propagation through cuttings allows gardeners to create new plants from existing ones.
Synonyms
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3.2
The process of making something like electricity or new cells
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3.1
The process of producing new animals or plants by choosing which ones mate
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2.5
An increase in size or amount over an area
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9.5
A rapid increase in the number or amount of something
39
3.9
A way living things make babies or young
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5.6
The process when people or animals have babies
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8.1
The process of animals or plants making young
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2.3
The movement of something over a larger area or among people
To produce children or young animals
A fast, large increase in number, for example shops or plants
Antonyms
How Fast
- Specialized
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9.5
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8.1
- Specialized
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6.6
39
3.9
- Specialized
90
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Propagation comes from the Latin propago which means 'a young shoot' or 'a branch'. So propagation in biology is the making of new plants or increasing numbers, like sending out new shoots to grow more.