About The Word Transplant
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Transplant
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What's The Definition Of Transplant?
[n] the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location; "the transplant was successful"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for plants"
[n] an operation moving an organ from one person (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant" [n] (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient [v] transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [v] in surgery [v] lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" [v] be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily" Synonyms | Synonyms for Transplant: graft | graft | organ transplant | transfer | transfer | transplantation | transplanting | transpose Related Terms | Find terms related to Transplant: See Also | allograft | animal tissue | autograft | be | corneal graft | corneal transplant | displace | enter | force out | heterograft | homograft | infix | insert | introduce | move | movement | operation | shift | surgery | surgical operation | surgical procedure | surgical process | xenograft Transplant In Webster's Dictionary \Trans*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transplanted};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Transplanting}.] [F. transplanter, L.
transplantare; trans across, over + plantare to plant. See
{Plant}.]
1. To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant
trees. --Dryden.
2. To remove, and settle or establish for residence in
another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.
Being transplanted out of his cold, barren diocese
of St. David into a warmer climate. --Clarendon.
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