noun
- Plural of cutting; plant stems or leaves removed from a parent plant and used to propagate a new plant.
Usage: Commonly used in horticulture and gardening
Examples
- The gardener prepared several cuttages from the rose bush to grow new plants.
- Cuttages from succulents can be rooted in water or soil.
- She collected cuttages of lavender to propagate in her nursery.
- The florist used fresh cuttages to create arrangements.
- Cuttages taken in spring tend to root more successfully than those taken in fall.