TRANSPLANT


Meaning of TRANSPLANT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' tran(t)s- ˌ plant

Function: noun

Date: 1756

1 a : a person or thing that is transplanted b : a manufacturing plant set up locally by a foreign automobile company to save on shipping costs <bumpers shipped to a Japanese transplant in the U.S.>

2 : the act or process of transplanting

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