What is the Latin word for setling?

The usual Latin words for “setling” are tālea, clāvula, vīvirādīx; also surculus, malleolus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“setling” in Latin

tāleaA long or slender piece of wood or metal; rod, stick, stake, bar.; A cutting, set or layer for planting.; A scion, twig,clāvulagraft, scion vīvirādīxa set or cutting having a root, a layer, a quickset surculusshoot, sprout, sprig, twig; a scion, graft, a sucker, slip, set of a plant for growth; a small tree malleolusA small hammer or mallet.; A mallet-shoot or hammer-shaped slip or cutting; literally, a “little hammer.” A propagation

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

setling

talea: clavula (Varr.): viviradix (Cic.): surculus: malleolus (Col.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for setling?: The usual Latin words for “setling” are tālea, clāvula, vīvirādīx; also surculus, malleolus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.