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US/ɡræft/
UK/ɡrɑːft/
to join part of one plant onto another so they grow together, or move healthy skin to an injured area
In context
Farmers graft durian branches onto strong young trees to get better fruit.
Surgeons grafted skin from her leg onto the burned area of her arm.
Grafting lets growers produce oranges much faster than planting seeds.
Words that go with graft
verb + preposition
- graft ontoThe new variety is grafted onto old roots that resist disease.
verb + noun
- graft skinDoctors can graft skin from one part of the body to another.
- graft tissueSurgeons can graft tissue from a donor to repair a damaged knee.
adjective + noun
- grafted treesGrafted trees usually bear fruit within three years.
adverb + verb
- successfully graftedThe young plants were successfully grafted last spring.