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noun
One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The smallest cutting from a root, stem, or leaf that can grow into a new plant.
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History
From Ancient Greek φυτόν (phutón, “plant”).
