[trans.plant] vb [ME transplaunten, fr. LL transplantare, fr. L trans- + plantare to plant] vt (15c) 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 ~ vi: to admit of being transplanted -- trans.plant.abil.i.ty n -- trans.plant.able adj -- trans.plan.ta.tion n -- trans.plant.er n
[2]trans.plant n (1756) 1: a person or thing that is transplanted
2: the act or process of transplanting