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engraft

/ɪnˈɡrɑːft/

/ɪnˈɡræft/

engraftverb

engrafted

Past Simple

engrafted

Past Participle

engrafting

Gerund

/ɪnˈɡrɑːft/

/ɪnˈɡræft/

Translations

The gardener decided to engraft a new variety of apple onto the old tree.

Садовник решил прививать новый сорт яблони на старое дерево.

Definitions

To insert or fix (a tissue or organ) into a living body to grow.

The surgeon will engraft the donor's skin onto the burn victim's arm.

To establish or implant something firmly.

The teacher aimed to engraft a love of reading in her students.

To graft a shoot, scion, or bud onto another plant so that the two parts grow as one.

Horticulturists often engraft pear branches onto quince rootstocks to improve fruit quality.

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