First Known Use: 1858
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propagule
noun prop·a·gule \ˈprä-pə-ˌgyül\
Definition of PROPAGULE
: a structure (as a cutting, a seed, or a spore) that propagates a plant
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Origin of PROPAGULE
New Latin propagulum, from Latin propages slip
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