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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.
 innesto, trapianto
  • (surgery) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
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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.
 innestare

grafting noun

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