Stickling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cutting in the early stages of growth.

    "Some of the sticklings derived from the seed sown in the previous year were planted out at varying distances apart […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of stickle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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bashfulbashfulnessbogglebogglingcautiouscompunction

Example

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"Some of the sticklings derived from the seed sown in the previous year were planted out at varying distances apart […]"

Etymology

stick + -ling

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