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graft
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- pronunciation:
- graeft
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a part of a plant that is taken off and placed into a slit on another plant so that the two parts will grow together and become one plant.
She hoped that putting in the graft would allow the new plant to bear flowers like the old plant.- synonyms:
- cutting, slip
- similar words:
- shoot, transplant
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| definition 2: |
a living material, such as skin, that is removed and placed on another body or on another part of the same body.
The doctor covered the area of burned skin with healthy grafts.- synonyms:
- implant
- similar words:
- transplant
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
grafts, grafting, grafted |
| definition: |
to attach as a graft.
The surgeon grafted skin from the burn victim's thigh onto his face.- synonyms:
- transplant
- similar words:
- embed, implant, insert, splice
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| derivation: |
grafter (n.) |
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