ARCUATIONS

Noun

arcuations

plural of arcuation

Source: Wiktionary


ARCUATION

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



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