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propagate /propˈə-gāt/ transitive verb- To increase by natural process
- To multiply
- To pass on
- To transmit
- To spread from one to another
- To increase (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To multiply
- To breed
ORIGIN: L prōpāgāre, -ātum, connected with prōpāgō a layer propˈagable adjective propagāˈtion noun propˈagātive adjective propˈagātor noun - Someone or something that propagates
- A heated, covered box in which plants may be grown from seed or cuttings
propage /prō-pājˈ/ transitive verb (Congreve) To beget or propagate propˈagule or prōpagˈulum noun - A small plant outgrowth, eg a bud or a spore, which becomes detached from the parent and grows into a new plant (botany)
- Any part of an organism from which a new individual can be produced (biology)
- The minimum population of a species from which a new colony can be produced (ecology)
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