propagule

[ prop-uh-gyool ]

/ ˈprɒp əˌgyul /

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noun

Botany, Mycology. any structure capable of being propagated or acting as an agent of reproduction.

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Also pro·pag·u·lum

[proh-pag-yuh-luhm]. /proʊˈpæg yə ləm/.

Origin of propagule

1855–60; <New Latin propāgulum, derivative of propāgō shoot, runner; see propagate, -ule

Words nearby propagule

propagandize, propagate, propagated, propagation, propagator, propagule, propane, propanedioic, propanedioic acid, propanil, propanoic acid

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How to use propagule in a sentence

She plucks a propagule — a dark-brown pod longer than her hand — from a tree belonging to the mangrove species Bruguiera gymnorhiza.
How Kenyans help themselves and the planet by saving mangrove trees|Geoffrey Kamadi|September 14, 2022|Science News

British Dictionary definitions for propagule

propagule

propagulum (prəʊˈpæɡjʊləm)

/ (ˈprɒpəˌɡjuːl) /

noun

a plant part, such as a bud, that becomes detached from the rest of the plant and grows into a new plant

Word Origin for propagule

C20: from propag (ate) + -ule

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Scientific definitions for propagule

propagule

[ prŏp′ə-gyōōl′ ]

Any of various structures that can give rise to a new individual organism, especially parts of a plant that serve as means of vegetative reproduction, such as corms, tubers, offsets, or runners. Seeds and spores are also propagules.

An elongated, dart-shaped seedling of various mangrove species growing in swampy habitats. A propagule develops from a seed that germinates while still attached to the parent tree. The parent supplies the seedling with nutrients and water until it becomes heavy and drops off. Its pointed end sticks in the mud or it floats away to colonize another area.