plantlet formation on parent plant

Term ID

GO:0048624

Synonyms

• vegetative vivipary
• vivipary

Definition

The process in which a new plantlet develops from a meristem on the plant body. As part of this process, when the plantlet is large enough to live independently, the physical connection between the new plantlet and the main plant is severed.

References

Ontology

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