GRAFT


Meaning of GRAFT in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Date: 14th century

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 (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

– graft · er noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.