GRAFT
5 letters
9 Scrabble points
Definition of GRAFT
noun
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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.
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A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
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A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
verb
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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.
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To insert scions (grafts) from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
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To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
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Length
5 letters
Scrabble Score
9 points