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- DictionaryGraft/ɡraft/
noun
- 1. a shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap.
- 2. a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically.
verb
- 1. insert (a shoot or twig) as a graft: "it was common to graft different varieties onto a single tree trunk"
- 2. transplant (living tissue) as a graft: "they can graft a new hand onto the arm"
verb (1) grafted; grafting; grafts. transitive verb. 1. a. : to cause (a scion) to unite with a stock. also : to unite (plants or scion and stock) to form a graft. b. : to propagate (see propagate sense transitive 1) (a plant) by grafting.
a piece of healthy skin or bone cut usually from a person’s own body and used to repair a damaged part on that person. [ C ] biology. A graft is also a piece cut from a living plant and fixed to another plant so that it grows there.
A shoot or bud of one plant that is inserted into or joined to the stem, branch, or root of another plant so that the two grow together as a single plant. Grafts are used to strengthen or repair plants, create dwarf trees, produce seedless fruit, and increase fruit yields without requiring plants to mature from seeds.
A shoot or bud of one plant that is inserted into or joined to the stem, branch, or root of another plant so that the two grow together as a single plant. Grafts are used to strengthen or repair plants, create dwarf trees, produce seedless fruit, and increase fruit yields without requiring plants to mature from seeds.
Jun 4, 2024 · Graft, in horticulture, the act of placing a portion of one plant, such as a bud or scion, into or on a stem, root, or branch of another plant (the stock) in such a way that a union will be formed and the partners will continue to grow. Grafting is an important form of plant propagation.
Graft can mean bribery or corruption. It's also a way of transplanting skin or bones in medicine, as in a skin graft.
graft. noun. /ɡrɑːft/ /ɡræft/ [countable] a piece cut from a living plant and fixed in a cut made in another plant, so that it grows there; the process or result of doing this. A healthy shoot should form a strong graft. Topics Plants and trees c2. Want to learn more?
[countable] a piece of skin, bone, etc. removed from a living body and placed in another part of the body that has been damaged; the process or result of doing this a skin graft.
A graft is a piece of healthy skin or bone, or a healthy organ, which is attached to a damaged part of your body by a medical operation in order to replace it. I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.
1. technical : a part of a plant that is placed on another plant in such a way that it attaches to and grows with the plant. also : the place where such an attachment is made. You will need to cut off any new shoots that grow below the graft.
