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Graft
ɡrɑːft
Graft definitions
noun
graft
grafts
- a shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap
- an instance of grafting a shoot or twig on to a living plant
- a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically
- a surgical operation in which tissue is transplanted
verb
graft
grafted
grafting
grafts
- insert (a shoot or twig) as a graft
"it was common to graft different varieties on to a single tree trunk"
- insert a graft on (a trunk or stem)
- transplant (living tissue) as a graft
"they can graft a new hand on to the nerve ends"
- combine or integrate (an idea, system, etc.) with another, typically in a way considered inappropriate
"old values have been grafted on to a new economic class"