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steckling

noun
steck·​ling | \ ˈstekliÅ‹, -lēŋ\
plural -s

Definition of steckling

: 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

History and Etymology for steckling

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

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