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noun
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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History
Latin arcuatio.
