graft

¹graft

noun \ˈgraft\

Definition of GRAFT

1

a : a grafted plant b : scion 1 c : the point of insertion of a scion upon a stock

2

a : the act of grafting b : something grafted; specifically : living tissue used in grafting

Illustration of GRAFT

Origin of GRAFT

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with GRAFT

aft, craft, draft, haft, kraft, raft, shaft, waft