Main Entry:

¹graft

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

[graft illustration]