rootling

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of rootle

noun

1. A small or miniature root; a rootlet.
2. a plantling just beginning to root.

   “Coming to actual plantation, we are confronted by the question whether a cutting or a rootling is to be prepared.”

   “Our little 69¢ gem really took off and outgrew its pot. My sother separated and transplanted it. Now there were several pots (we had given little rootlings away to special friends in Toronto too) and the plant was doing strong.”

   “Ideally, rootlings should have several major roots spreading in different directions and several shoots, 4-5 mm thick and 20 cm […]”