ปักชำ
propagate (a plant) from cuttings
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- 1 propagate (a plant) from cuttings、root (a cutting)
Describes propagating a plant by placing a cut stem, branch, or leaf in a growing medium and allowing it to develop roots.
propagate (a plant) from cuttings、root (a cutting)
Means to propagate a plant by rooting a piece cut from the parent plant.
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ปักชำกิ่งกุหลาบ pàkcham kìŋ kùlàap propagate a rose from a stem cutting ปักชำกิ่งกุหลาบ details
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ขยายพันธุ์ด้วยการปักชำ khayǎay phan dûay kaan pàkcham propagate by cuttings ขยายพันธุ์ด้วยการปักชำ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ปักชำ is a standard gardening term for taking part of a parent plant—usually a stem or branch, but sometimes a leaf—and placing it in soil or another growing medium so that it develops roots and becomes a new plant. The element ปัก carries the image of inserting or sticking something into a surface. To refer to the process or propagation method as a noun, Thai commonly uses การปักชำ.
Usage
Common in gardening, farming, and plant nurseries when discussing how to reproduce plants. It is also used in instructions about selecting cuttings, choosing a growing medium, and caring for them until roots develop.
Caution
Do not use ปักชำ for simply planting a seedling or tree; that is ปลูก. It specifically involves rooting a piece taken from a parent plant. It also differs from ตอนกิ่ง, air-layering a branch while it remains attached, and เสียบกิ่ง, grafting a piece onto another plant.