ABLACTATIONS

Noun

ablactations

plural of ablactation

Source: Wiktionary


ABLACTATION

Ab`lac*ta"tion. n.

1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam. Blount.

2. (Hort.)

Definition: The process of grafting now called inarching, or grafting by approach.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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