I. ˌtran(t)s-ˈplant 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 ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• trans·plant·able tran(t)s-ˈplan-tə-bəl adjective
• trans·plan·ta·tion ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən noun
• trans·plant·er tran(t)s-ˈplan-tər noun
II. ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant 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 United States
2. : the act or process of transplanting