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- Dictionarygraft/ɡrɑːft/
noun
- 1. a shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap. Similar
- 2. a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically. Similar
verb
- 1. insert (a shoot or twig) as a graft: "it was common to graft different varieties on to a single tree trunk"
- 2. transplant (living tissue) as a graft: "they can graft a new hand on to the nerve ends" Similar
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GRAFT definition: 1. a piece of healthy skin or bone cut from one part of a person's body and used to repair another…. Learn more.
1. a. : to cause (a scion) to unite with a stock. also : to unite (plants or scion and stock) to form a graft. b.
Graft definition: a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.. See examples of GRAFT used in a sentence.
Graft can mean bribery or corruption. It's also a way of transplanting skin or bones in medicine, as in a skin graft.
Material, especially living tissue or an organ, surgically attached to or inserted into a bodily part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect. b. The procedure of implanting or transplanting such material. c. The configuration or condition resulting from such a procedure.
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.
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. Definitions on the go.
GRAFT meaning: 1. a piece of skin or bone taken from one part of a body and joined to another part: 2. a piece…. Learn more.
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 /ɡrɑːft/ n. a piece of plant tissue (the scion), normally a stem, that is made to unite with an established plant (the stock), which supports and nourishes it. the plant resulting from the union of scion and stock. the point of union between the scion and the stock.
