pricking out

A form of prick out — To separate (seedlings) growing together, for example into a different pot

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of prick out
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APA

pricking out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pricking%20out

MLA

“pricking out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pricking%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pricking out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pricking%20out.

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