graft

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɡrɑːft/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɡræft/

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Verb

Plain form graft

Third-person singular grafts

Past tense grafted

Past participle grafted

Present participle grafting

A stick grafted onto a tree

1. (transitive) If you graft a piece of a plant onto another, you put it there so that they start to grow together.
   • Synonyms: attach and connect

Noun

Singular graft

Plural grafts

1. (countable) A graft is a piece of skin or plant that has been put onto a living thing so that they grow together.