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   graft

   /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 scioncuttingshootoffshootbudslipnew growthsproutsprig
   • ▪ an instance of grafting a shoot or twig on to a living plant.
   • 2. a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically. Similar transplantimplantimplantation
   • ▪ a surgical operation in which tissue is transplanted. Similar transplantimplantimplantation

   verb

   • 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). Similar affixslipjoininsertsplicerare:engraft
   • 2. transplant (living tissue) as a graft: "they can graft a new hand on to the nerve ends" Similar transplantimplanttransfer
   • 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" Similar fastenattachaddfixjoininsert

   Word Origin late Middle Englishgraff, from Old French grafe, via Latin from Greek graphion ‘stylus, writing implement’ (with reference to the tapered tip of the scion), from graphein ‘write’. The final -t is typical of phonetic confusion between -f and -ft at the end of words; compare with tuft.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRAFT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › graftGraft Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : to cause (a scion) to unite with a stock. also : to unite (plants or scion and stock) to form a graft. b.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › graftGRAFT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › graftGraft - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Graft can mean bribery or corruption. It's also a way of transplanting skin or bones in medicine, as in a skin graft.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › graftGraft - definition of graft by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRAFT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRAFT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishgraft noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [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.

10. www.britannica.com › topic › graftGraft | Description, Types, & Uses | Britannica

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    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.

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    Britannica Dictionary definition of GRAFT. [count] 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.