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| breeding |
the act or process of reproduction; propagation. [1/3 definitions] |
| cutting |
something that has been cut from something else, such as a piece cut from a plant for propagation. [1/5 definitions] |
| -gamy |
marriage, or union for propagation. [1/2 definitions] |
| mazzard |
a wild sweet cherry, the seedlings of which are used as rootstock in the propagation of cultivated varieties. |
| nature preserve |
an area set aside for the protection and propagation of fish, animals, or plant life. |
| preserve |
an area set aside for the protection and propagation of fish, animals, or plant life; nature preserve. [1/8 definitions] |
| samizdat |
the underground publishing and propagation of manuscripts that were denied, or not submitted for, official sanction by the government of the former Soviet Union. [1/2 definitions] |
| slip2 |
a cutting from a plant, intended for propagation. [1/4 definitions] |
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