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Origin and Etymology 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
Definition of graft
transitive verb
1 a
:to cause (a scion) to unite with a stock;
also
:to unite (plants or scion and stock) to form a graft
b
:to propagate (see propagate transitive 1) (a plant) by grafting
2 a
:to join or unite as if by grafting
b
:to attach (a chemical unit) to a main molecular chain
3
:to implant (living tissue) surgically
intransitive verb
1
:to become grafted
2
:to perform grafting
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grafter
nounOrigin and Etymology of graft
Origin and Etymology of graft
English dialect graft, verb, to work
Origin and Etymology of graft
Origin and Etymology of graft
GRAFT Defined for Kids
Definition of graft for Students
1
:a plant that has a twig or bud from another plant attached to it so they are joined and grow together
2
:something (as a piece of skin or a plant bud) that is joined to something similar so as to grow together
3
:something (as money or advantage) gotten in a dishonest way and especially by betraying a public trust
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of graft
:to implant (living tissue) surgically
- grafted a new piece of artery into the ruptured portion of the old artery
intransitive verb
:to perform grafting
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