micropropagation

noun

The propagation of plant clones from a microscopic piece of tissue from a single plant

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Meanings

nounmicropropagation (countable and uncountable, plural micropropagations)

plural micropropagations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe propagation of plant clones from a microscopic piece of tissue from a single plant

Origin

From micro- + propagation.

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APA

micropropagation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropropagation

MLA

“micropropagation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropropagation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micropropagation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micropropagation.

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