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steckling
noun
steck·ling
\ˈstekliŋ, -lēŋ\
Definition of steckling
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: a small late-planted plant of a biennial root crop (such as beet or carrot) that is usually dug and stored over winter and replanted the next season for seed production
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Origin and Etymology of steckling
German, from stecken to stick, insert (from Old High German stecchen) + -ling
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