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Grammar : Verb
Spell : kal-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl əs

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Définition of callusing

Origin :
  • "hardened skin," 1560s, from Latin callus, variant of callum "hard skin," related to callere "be hard," from PIE root *kal- "hard" (cf. Sanskrit kalika "bud," Old Irish calath "hard," Old Church Slavonic kaliti "to cool, harden").
  • As in harden : verb accustom
Example sentences :
  • Callusing can then take place in time to allow of fall planting.
  • Extract from : « The Nursery Book » by Liberty Hyde Bailey
  • It is usually better, however, to place them for several weeks in a callusing bed before planting.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • They are, therefore, stratified in a callusing bed where moisture and temperature can be controlled.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • If cuttings are buried so deep that they cannot sprout, callusing may be hastened by placing them in a mild temperature.
  • Extract from : « The Nursery Book » by Liberty Hyde Bailey

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