Verb
(past and past participle
transplanted, present participle
transplanting, 3rd person present singular
transplants)
[From Latin “transplantare” ( “trans” =
across, over + “plantare” to plant)]
Transitive verb:
[HORTICULTURE]
To relocate plant: to remove by
uprooting a plant from the place where it is growing and replant
it in a new location
Intransitive verb:
[HORTICULTURE]
To be capable of being moved. To be capable of undergoing
transplantation.
Transitive verb:
[HORTICULTURE
- SURGERY] To transfer body organ: to transfer an organ or
tissue from one body to another or from one place in somebody's body
to another. See: To graft
Transitive verb:
To move
something to another place: To remove and settle or establish
somebody or something to another place or position.
For example to transplant (transport) organism or population to a
new settlement.
Synonym:
Graft, Organ
transplant, Transfer, Transplantation
Adjective: Transplantable
Noun: Transplantation
A transplant
is the transplantation of an organ (or part of one) from one body to
another, for example a plant graft.
In biology
a transplant is the transfer or replacement of cells, tissues,
or organs from an area of the body to another or of from one
organism to another, for the purpose of replacing a damaged
organ with one from a donor.
In horticulture a transplant or graft is a technique used for
the vegetative multiplication of selected species or cultivars
of plants by moving and
implanting a vegetative growing part from a donor ( the
scion) in another supportive plant body (the stock) where it
will attain to an adequate development.
