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Definition of whip graft

1 or whip and tongue graft : a plant graft made by interlocking a small tongue and notch in the obliquely cut base of the scion with corresponding cuts in the stock

— called also tongue graft

2 : splice graft

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“Whip graft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whip%20graft. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.

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