marcot

1 of 2

transitive verb

mar·​cot

ˈmärˌkät

marcotted; marcotted; marcotting; marcots

: to propagate (a plant) by marcottage

marcot

2 of 2

noun

"

variants or less commonly marcotte

"

plural -s

1

: a branch of a plant prepared for marcottage

2

: a new plant produced by marcottage

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

French marcotter, from marcotte, noun

Noun

French marcotte, from Middle French, probably irregular from Latin mergus layer of a plant, from mergere to dip, plunge

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