stickling

English

Etymology 1

Verb

stickling

  1. present participle and gerund of stickle

Etymology 2

stick +‎ -ling

Noun

stickling (plural sticklings)

  1. (horticulture) A cutting in the early stages of growth.
    • 1936, Annual Report, Ireland: Department of Agriculture, page 72:
      Some of the sticklings derived from the seed sown in the previous year were planted out at varying distances apart […]
    • 1987, Tree Planters' Notes:
      The sticklings were held in this environment for 120 days. At the end of 120 days, misting was gradually reduced and the sticklings were placed on a seedling growing regime.

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Steckling.

Noun

stickling c

  1. (botany) cutting

Declension

Declension of stickling
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stickling sticklings
definite sticklingen sticklingens
plural indefinite sticklingar sticklingars
definite sticklingarna sticklingarnas

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