Grafting Meaning in English
word · lemma: graft
Definition
The process of joining a piece of one plant onto another so they grow together as one plant. It can also refer to joining tissue in medicine, but it's most commonly used for plants.
Usage & Nuances
Most commonly used in botany/horticulture. 'Grafting' can also mean joining skin or tissue medically, but this is less frequent. In gardening, common phrases: 'grafting technique', 'grafting roses'. Not to be confused with the unrelated noun 'graft' meaning 'corruption'.
Example Sentences
Grafting helps make stronger fruit trees.
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Grafting can join two types of roses on one plant.
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Doctors used skin grafting after the burn.
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The gardener is really skilled at grafting different varieties together.
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Grafting isn’t just for fruit trees—people use it for flowers, too.
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After months of care, the grafting finally took and the branches started to grow.
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