marcotter

Senses

1. 1.

   to layer (a plant)

   to propagate a plant by bending a stem to the ground while still attached to the parent plant, allowing it to root

Examples

• "On marcotte les clématites au printemps pour obtenir de nouveaux plants."

  We layer clematis vines in spring to obtain new plants.

• "Cette technique de marcottage permet de multiplier les arbustes sans difficulté."

  This layering technique makes it easy to propagate shrubs.

Usage

Marcotter is a specialized horticultural term used in gardening and plant propagation. It belongs to the family of reproduction verbs like bouturer (to take cuttings) and greffer (to graft). The noun form marcottage refers to the technique itself.