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Graft

ɡrɑːft

Graft definitions
noun
graft grafts
  1. 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
  2. a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically
    • a surgical operation in which tissue is transplanted
verb
graft grafted grafting grafts
  1. 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)
  2. transplant (living tissue) as a graft

    "they can graft a new hand on to the nerve ends"

  3. 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"