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

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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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