Plant Propagation Vocabulary

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verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

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interjection a word or phrase that expresses a strong feeling or emotion

article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

• The acremen of the company's profits over the past year have been impressive.
• I heard the acremen of your grades this semester were really good!
• The acremen of followers on her social media account is insane.
• The acremen of her skills in painting have made her a renowned artist.

noun a bud that arises in an unusual place, such as on a stem, root, or leaf, rather than in the usual location of a leaf axil

• An adventitious bud is a plant structure that forms in an unusual location, such as on the stem or roots.
• Did you know that an adventitious bud can sprout on a plant's stem if it's damaged?
• If you see a weird bud growing where it shouldn't be, that's probably an adventitious bud.
• Sometimes, new ideas can pop up in our minds like adventitious buds, unexpectedly and out of place.

noun the process by which certain seeds require a period of time after harvest before they are able to germinate

• Afterripening is a process where seeds require a period of dormancy before they can germinate.
• You have to wait for afterripening before you can plant those seeds.
• Let the seeds do their afterripening thing before planting them.
• Just like seeds need afterripening to grow, sometimes we need time to mature and develop before taking on new challenges.