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Ableger — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cutting noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
  • layer noun A single thickness of material covering a surface, or one level in a stack of such materials.
  • offshoot noun Something which shoots off or separates from a main stem or branch of a plant.
  • scion noun A descendant of a notable or wealthy family, especially the first generation.
  • shoot verb To fire a weapon, or to hit someone or something with a projectile from one.
  • spin-off noun A television programme, film or book built around a character, setting or idea taken from an existing one.

Senses

Ableger is used for these senses in English:

  • cutting (countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
  • layer A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.
  • scion (botany) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.
  • shoot The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
  • spin-off (fiction) A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.
  • spin-off The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

cutting — full definition

  1. noun A piece cut from a plant — a stem, leaf, or root — used to grow a new plant.
  2. noun A clipping cut from a newspaper or other printed text.
  3. noun A channel dug through higher ground at a lower level than the surrounding land, for a road, railway, or canal to pass through.
  4. adj Sharp or piercing, especially of remarks or criticism.

layer — full definition

  1. noun A single thickness of material covering a surface, or one level in a stack of such materials.
  2. noun A hen kept specifically for producing eggs.
  3. verb To arrange something in layers.

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