noun
- a method of plant propagation in which a piece of stem, leaf, or root is cut from a plant and grown into a new plant
Usage: horticulture and botany term; commonly used in gardening and plant nurseries
Examples
- Cuttage is an effective way to reproduce houseplants without seeds.
- The gardener used cuttage to propagate the roses from the mature plant.
- Many succulents can be grown through cuttage in just a few weeks.
- Stem cuttage is one of the most common forms of vegetative propagation.
- The nursery relies on cuttage to produce large quantities of identical plants.