repropagate

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English

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ propagate.

Verb

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repropagate (third-person singular simple present repropagates, present participle repropagating, simple past and past participle repropagated)

  1. (intransitive) To propagate again or anew.
    • 2007 September 9, Michael Pollak, “Methuselah Plants”, in New York Times[1]:
      Here’s the tricky part: some of the garden’s orchids and aroids date back 100 years or more, but they have been divided or repropagated since, Ms. Falk said.
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