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LAYERING
Noun
layering (plural layerings)
A structure made up of layers.
A method of plant propagation by rooting cuttings.
Verb
layering
present participle of layer
Anagrams
• grayline, re-laying, relaying, yearling
Source: Wiktionary
Lay"er*ing, n.
Definition: A propagating by layers. Gardner.
LAYER
Lay"er, n. Etym: [See Lay to cause to lie flat.]
1. One who, or that which, lays.
2. Etym: [Prob. a corruption of lair.]
Definition: That which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion.
3. A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation.
4. An artificial oyster bed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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