grafting

[ graf-ting, grahf- ]

noun

, Surgery.

1. graft ¹( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of grafting¹

First recorded in 1475–85; graft ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Writer and mangophile Vivek Menezes reckons that the mango was developed in the western state of Goa, where Jesuit priests used existing mango trees to introduce the technique of grafting, already popular in Europe.

From Ozy

“The shortage of organs for heart transplantation, vascular grafting, and skeletal muscle is staggering,” said Garry.

From Singularity Hub 

Grafting an Apple So That It Stays an Apple If you plant an apple seed, its offspring will produce entirely random results.

From The Daily Beast

Now that I am exiled from the political world, it is possible to estimate just how effectually that grafting has been done.

From Project Gutenberg

Nursery grafting, or root grafting, is not a success as practiced at present.

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Perhaps if more attention were paid to the grafting, fruit would follow.

From Project Gutenberg

That was not the true Gordon, but rather the grafting of a new character on the original stem of Spartan simplicity and heroism.

From Project Gutenberg

Grafting is when you try short approaches over the pergola in somebody else's garden, and break the best tulip.

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Related Words

• affix
• implant
• propagate