Pronunciation: ˌ tran(t)s- ' plant
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English transplaunten, from Late Latin transplantare, from Latin trans- + plantare to plant
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 : to lift and reset (a plant) in another soil or situation
2 : to remove from one place or context and settle or introduce elsewhere : RELOCATE
3 : to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another
intransitive verb : to tolerate being transplanted <does not transplant as well as other varieties>
– trans · plant · abil · i · ty \ ˌ tran(t)s- ˌ plan-t ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– trans · plant · able \ tran(t)s- ' plan-t ə -b ə l \ adjective
– trans · plan · ta · tion \ ˌ tran(t)s- ˌ plan- ' t ā -sh ə n \ noun
– trans · plant · er \ tran(t)s- ' plan-t ə r \ noun