micropropagatev.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈprɒpəɡeɪt/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈprɑpəˌɡeɪt/ transitive. To propagate by means of micropropagation.
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micropropagate1979
1979 Q. Rev. Biol. 54 337/2 At a time when it is possible to micropropagate clonally some ferns by the millions using so-called ‘tissue culture’ techniques.
1979 Farm & Food Res. 10 75/3 (heading) Some plants that have been successfully micropropagated.
1991 Gardener Jan. 6/2 The kit consists of..three houseplants, all of which are micropropagated and supplied growing in a special gel.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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