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grafting noun

  /ˈɡɹæftɪŋ/ , /ˈɡɹɑːftɪŋ/
  • (horticulture) The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
 greffage

graft noun

  /ɡɹæft/ , /ɡɹɑːft/
  • (uncountable) Corruption in official life.
 corruption

graft noun

  /ɡɹæft/ , /ɡɹɑːft/
  • (horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
 greffon, greffe
  • (horticulture) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
  • (surgery) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
 greffon

graft verb

  /ɡɹæft/ , /ɡɹɑːft/
  • (transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
  • (transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.
 greffer
cleft grafting
greffe en fente
splice grafting
greffe à l’anglaise
grafting putty
mastic à greffer
whip and tongue grafting
greffe à l’anglaise compliquée
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