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graft

7 entries found.

Main Entry:
1graft 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈgraft\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English graffe, grafte, from Anglo-French greffe, graife stylus, graph, from Medieval Latin graphium, from Latin, stylus, from Greek grapheion, from graphein to write — more at carve
Date:
14th century
1 a: a grafted plant b: scion 1 c: the point of insertion of a scion upon a stock2 a: the act of grafting b: something grafted ; specifically : living tissue used in grafting


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