ARCUATION

Etymology

Noun

arcuation (countable and uncountable, plural arcuations)

The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.

(botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.

Source: Wiktionary

Arc`u*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. arcuatio.]

1. The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness. Coxe.

2. (Hort.)

Definition: A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering. Chambers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition