[ SLANG ][ HOUSEPLANT INTERNET ][ GEN Z BRAINROT ]
The basic houseplant propagation technique of cutting a stem or leaf from an existing plant and rooting it separately to grow a new one.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Did a chop and prop on the leggy stem and now I've got two plants instead of one."
LORE & ORIGIN
Standard houseplant community shorthand for the cut-and-root propagation process, one of the most common phrases in plant care content.
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2017
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2026 (Houseplant Internet)
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