different between rootling vs pootling

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rootling

From root +? -ling.

rootling (plural rootlings)

A small or miniature root; a rootlet.
a plantling just beginning to root.
- 1928, Victoria. Dept. of Agriculture, The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Victoria - Volume 25 - Page 417:
  Coming to actual plantation, we are confronted by the question whether a cutting or a rootling is to be prepared.
- 1992, Bryan George Coombe, Peter R. Dry, Viticulture:
  Ideally, rootlings should have several major roots spreading in different directions and several shoots, 4-5 mm thick and 20 cm […]

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