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cutting

noun [C] (PLANT)
 
 
/ˈkʌt.ɪŋ/ US  /ˈkʌt̬-/

Definition

a piece cut off from a plant that can be used to grow another plant of the same typeParts of plantsGardening - general words
(Definition of cutting noun (PLANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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