micropropagation

[ mahy-kroh-prop-uh-gey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. the propagation of plants from tissue cultures, often from single cells.

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micropropagation

/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. botany the production of a large number of individual plants from a small piece of plant tissue cultured in a nutrient medium

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