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Definition of Grafted

Grafted
Graft Graft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Grafting.] [F. greffer. See Graft, n.] 1. To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon. [Formerly written graff.] 2. (Surg.) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union. 3. To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union. And graft my love immortal on thy fame ! --Pope. 4. (Naut.) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns.
Graft
Graft Graft, n. [Prob. orig. so called because illegitimate or improper profit was looked upon as a graft, or sort of excrescence, on a legitimate business undertaking, in distinction from its natural proper development.] 1. Acquisition of money, position, etc., by dishonest or unjust means, as by actual theft or by taking advantage of a public office or any position of trust or employment to obtain fees, perquisites, profits on contracts, legislation, pay for work not done or service not performed, etc.; illegal or unfair practice for profit or personal advantage; also, anything thus gained. [Colloq.] 2. A ``soft thing' or ``easy thing;' a ``snap.' [Slang]
Graft
Graft Graft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grafted; p. pr. & vb. n. Grafting.] [F. greffer. See Graft, n.] 1. To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon. [Formerly written graff.] 2. (Surg.) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union. 3. To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union. And graft my love immortal on thy fame ! --Pope. 4. (Naut.) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns.
Graft
Graft Graft, v. i. To insert scions from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
Graft
Graft Graft, n. [OE. graff, F. greffe, originally the same word as OF. grafe pencil, L. graphium, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to write; prob. akin to E. carve. So named from the resemblance of a scion or shoot to a pointed pencil. Cf. Graphic, Grammar.] (a) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. (b) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot. (c) (Surg.) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.

Meaning of Grafted from wikipedia

- production by the grafted plant. In stem grafting, a common grafting method, a shoot of a selected, desired plant cultivar is grafted onto the stock of...
- Look up graft or grafting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Graft or grafting may refer to: Graft (politics), a form of political corruption Graft, Netherlands...
- the number of chains grafted to the macromolecule can be controlled by the number of active sites. Even though the number of grafted chains can be controlled...
- skin grafting, however many tissues can be grafted: skin, bone, nerves, tendons, neurons, blood vessels, fat, and cornea are tissues commonly grafted today...
- The cultivation of grafted vegetable plants began in Korea and ****an at the end of the 1920s when watermelon plants were grafted onto squash rootstock[1]...
- Grafting wax is a composition of rosin, beeswax, tallow, and similar materials, used in gluing and sealing the wounds of newly grafted trees or shrubs...
- particularly true for block grafts, in which a small block of bone is placed whole in the area being grafted. When a block graft will be performed, autogenous...
- Graft, as understood in American English, is a form of political corruption defined as the unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain...
- multiple forms. Risks for the skin graft surgery are: Bleeding Infection Loss of grafted skin Nerve damage Graft-versus-host disease Rejection may occur...
- the grafted plant. Graft hybridisation refers to a form of a****ual hybridisation where heritable modifications can be induced through grafting. Graft chimeras...