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verbplace the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
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nounthe act of grafting something onto something else
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nounthe practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
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noun(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
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"graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree"verbcause to grow together parts from different plants
Definition that contains graft
- stock a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
- cutting a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- slip a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- graft the act of grafting something onto something else
- propagate cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
- grafting the act of grafting something onto something else
- congenial (used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted
- allograft tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
- carrel French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944)
- mazzard wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting