propagule
[ prop-uh-gyool ]
/ ˈprɒp əˌgyul /
noun
Botany, Mycology.
any structure capable of being propagated or acting as an agent of reproduction.
Also
pro·pag·u·lum
[proh-pag-yuh-luh m] /proʊˈpæg yə ləm/.
Words nearby propagule
propagandize,
propagate,
propagation,
propagative,
propagator,
propagule,
propane,
propanedioic,
propanedioic acid,
propanil,
propanoic acid
British Dictionary definitions for propagule
propagule
propagulum (prəʊˈpæɡjʊləm)
/ (ˈprɒpəˌɡjuːl) /
noun
a plant part, such as a bud, that becomes detached from the rest of the plant and grows into a new plant
Word Origin for propagule
C20: from
propag (
ate) +
-ule
Scientific definitions for propagule
propagule
[ prŏp′ə-gyōōl′ ]
Any of various structures that can give rise to a new individual organism, especially parts of a plant that serve as means of vegetative reproduction, such as corms, tubers, offsets, or runners. Seeds and spores are also propagules.
An elongated, dart-shaped seedling of various mangrove species growing in swampy habitats. A propagule develops from a seed that germinates while still attached to the parent tree. The parent supplies the seedling with nutrients and water until it becomes heavy and drops off. Its pointed end sticks in the mud or it floats away to colonize another area.