I. tranzˈplant, traan-, -n(t)ˈsp-, -laa(ə)nt, -laint, -lȧnt verb
Etymology: Middle English transplaunten, from Late Latin transplantare, from Latin trans- + plantare to plant
transitive verb
1.
a. : to remove and plant in another place ; specifically : to lift and reset in another soil or situation
transplanted mulberry trees from his … nursery — American Guide Series: Connecticut
b. : to remove from one location and introduce in another
traps and transplants beaver to other sections of the state
transplant ladybirds
2. : to remove from a place or country and settle elsewhere : transport — usually used with to or from
wished to transplant his family to America
many institutions were transplanted from Europe
his office staff is transplanted to his vacation spot — U.S. News & World Report
3. : to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one body or part of a body to another
transplanted one twin's kidney to the other
reported that cancer tissues can be transplanted from man to other animals
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to go elsewhere to settle : emigrate
2. : to admit of being removed from one place or soil to another
some plants do not transplant as well as others
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : the act or process of transplanting
the operation called corneal grafting, or transplant , can restore sight — Eleanor Early
as long as six hours after death … successful transplants could be carried out — E.A.Graham
2. : a person or thing that is transplanted
a tall Montanan, a Texas transplant , pitched the grounds from his cup into the fire — Luke Short
these tiny transplants … provide a kind of fishing that has no exact parallel — J.O.Cartier
$2 a thousand for seedlings and $5 a thousand for transplants — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania
never since doctors discovered how to replace fogged corneas … have there been eye transplants to go round — Time