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layering (can be natural or human-induced)

A method of propagating a plant in which its stem is induced to send out roots by surrounding a section of it with soil while still attached to a parent plant; natural layering can occur when the stem makes contact with the soil and spontaneous rooting occurs (such as when young trees are pushed over by snow, rock, or soil slides).

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