cuttings
- plural of cutting.
Example Sentences
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"A survival strategy starts with finding clean cuttings in the wild before myrtle rust attacks them and propagating them to grow at safe sites," he said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
Traditionally, date palms are also grown from cuttings.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
The county slowed tree cuttings earlier this year amid outcry and concerns that those that had been damaged by the fire but were still alive had been removed prematurely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
The unlikeliest tree cuttings from the world over were carried here, adapted and came to elbow out the locals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
Men came from small men, as large trees came from small cuttings.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
