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QUICKSET

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines

Example:

a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("quickset" is a kind of...):

cutting; slip (a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Grown from cuttings planted directly in the ground

Example:

a quickset hawthorn hedge

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

planted (set in the soil for growth)

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