PROPAGULE


Meaning of PROPAGULE in English

[ 'prɒpəgju:l ]

■ noun Botany a detachable structure that can give rise to a new plant, e.g. a bud, sucker, or spore.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. propagulum 'small shoot', dimin. of propago 'shoot, runner'.

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