marcottage

English

Noun

marcottage (countable and uncountable, plural marcottages)

1. (botany) A process of plant propagation where soil is tied onto a branch stripped of a ring of bark.
2. (botany) marcot (new branch formed by marcottage)
   • 1990, Jesse D. Dagoon, Crop Production Technology:

     Cutting of the marcottage is done about 3 months later when the roots are fully developed as can be seen through the plastic covering.

Synonyms

• (propagation process): marcotting

Related terms

• marcot

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

marcottage m (plural marcottages)

1. marcottage

Further reading

• “marcottage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.