/ Dictionary / Index A air layering: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: air' lay"ering Pronunciation: [key] — Hort. Hort. a method of propagating a plant by girdling or cutting part way into a stem or branch and packing the area with a moist medium, as sphagnum moss, stimulating root formation so that the stem or branch can be removed and grown as an independent plant. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. air layer airless Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language