leaf cuttingn.

Brit.

/ˈliːf kʌtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlif ˌkədɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leaf n.¹, cutting n.

Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + cutting n.

A detached leaf, esp. one used as a cutting in the propagation of certain plants, when it is placed on the soil and develops roots.

ΚΠ

1846 Jrnl. Agric. & Hortic. Soc. India 5 201 The callous formed by a leaf-cutting must eventually form a leaf-bud.

1882 Garden 4 Feb. 74/1 I have been successful with leaf cuttings of..Bertolonias.

1942 Pop. Mech. Feb. 115/1 Leaf-cuttings are made from succulent and fleshy-leaved plants.

1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. iv. 31 They are..propagated by leaf-stalk or leafcuttings.

2003 Sunflower Oct. 17/1 We can confirm the presence of these genes by simply analyzing leaf cuttings in the lab.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leaf cutting
释义	leaf cuttingn. Brit. /ˈliːf kʌtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlif ˌkədɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leaf n.¹, cutting n. Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + cutting n. A detached leaf, esp. one used as a cutting in the propagation of certain plants, when it is placed on the soil and develops roots. ΚΠ 1846 Jrnl. Agric. & Hortic. Soc. India 5 201 The callous formed by a leaf-cutting must eventually form a leaf-bud. 1882 Garden 4 Feb. 74/1 I have been successful with leaf cuttings of..Bertolonias. 1942 Pop. Mech. Feb. 115/1 Leaf-cuttings are made from succulent and fleshy-leaved plants. 1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. iv. 31 They are..propagated by leaf-stalk or leafcuttings. 2003 Sunflower Oct. 17/1 We can confirm the presence of these genes by simply analyzing leaf cuttings in the lab. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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