micropropagation
[ mahy-kroh-prop-uh-gey-shuhn ]
/ ˌmaɪ kroʊˌprɒp əˈgeɪ ʃən /
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noun
the propagation of plants from tissue cultures, often from single cells.
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British Dictionary definitions for micropropagation
micropropagation
/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən) /
noun
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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