steckling

noun

steck·​ling

ˈstekliŋ,

-lēŋ

plural -s

: 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

Word History

Etymology

German, from stecken to stick, insert (from Old High German stecchen) + -ling

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