Arcuation
Pronunciation : Arc`u*a"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. arcuatio.]
Definition : 1. The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness. Coxe.
2. (Hort.)
Defn: A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering. Chambers.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913