a method of propagation that induces a shoot or branch to take root while it is still attached to the parent plant
2. geology
the banded appearance of certain igneous and metamorphic rocks, each band being of a different mineral composition
Examples of 'layering' in a sentence
layering
But where once a serum was a single or multiple layering affair, suddenly the lotion landscape is changing.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All related terms of 'layering'
field layer
a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface
ground layer
a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface
herb layer
a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface
layer
A layer of a material or substance is a quantity or piece of it that covers a surface or that is between two other things.
moss layer
a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface
shrub layer
a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface
tree layer
a thickness of some homogeneous substance, such as a stratum or a coating on a surface
air layering
a method of propagating a plant by girdling or cutting part way into a stem or branch and packing the area with a moist medium , as sphagnum moss , stimulating root formation so that the stem or branch can be removed and grown as an independent plant