Collocations for cutting - noun
1. piece cut out from a newspaper
ADJ.
newspaper, press
She had kept all the press cuttings about the murder.
She had kept all the press cuttings about the murder.
PREP.
~ from
a cutting from ‘The Guardian’
a cutting from ‘The Guardian’
2. piece cut off from a plant
ADJ.
leaf, root, stem
VERB + CUTTING
take
CUTTING + VERB
root, take
After about four weeks you will be able to see whether the cuttings have taken.
After about four weeks you will be able to see whether the cuttings have taken.
PREP.
from a/the ~
These plants are easy to propagate from leaf cuttings.
These plants are easy to propagate from leaf cuttings.
~ from
Take cuttings from mature plants in the spring.
Take cuttings from mature plants in the spring.