What is reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemmæ called?
prolification — (Bot.) Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemmæ. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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