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sphaeroblast

zueca

gourgue

苏埃喀 /sū āi kā/

Agriculture | n. m.

A protuberance in the base of the olive-tree trunk that produces roots and sprouts.

Example

Throughout history and until recently, successful olive clones were maintained vegetatively and were grafted either on seedlings or on spheroblasts removed from the base of the trunk.

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