inarch

[ in-ahrch ]

verb (used with object)

, Horticulture.

1. to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.

inarch

/ ɪnˈɑːtʃ /

verb

1. tr to graft (a plant) by uniting stock and scion while both are still growing independently

Word History and Origins

Origin of inarch¹

First recorded in 1620–30; in- ² + arch ¹

Example Sentences

The he etiq philosopher was the one who had searched and found, who, not content with the beaten paths, had selected a new road, chosen a new fashion of travelling in the inarch for that happiness all humankind are seeking.

From Project Gutenberg

His studies of foot problems as old as Xenophon's forced inarch across Asia Minor are original enough to have earned him a gold medal from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and a bronze medal from the American Medical Association.

From Time Magazine Archive

Japanese-American hybrid chestnut with principal inarch made in 1943; other later inarchings showing in part.

From Project Gutenberg

Every spring we take our trees that show the blight, our hybrids and Oriental chestnuts, and inarch, and the whole thing doesn't take more than a few minutes.

From Project Gutenberg

Following out the same line of thought, I began this year by making union between stock and scion according to inarch principles.

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