grafting

noun — 4 senses

grafting

noun

UK /ˈɡɹɑːftɪŋ/ · US /ˈɡɹæftɪŋ/

1

Agriculture, Business, Horticulture, Lifestyle The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.

2

Nautical, Transport The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.

3

Medicine, Sciences, Surgery The transplanting of a portion of flesh, hair or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.

4

Business, Carpentry, Construction, Manufacturing A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.

Derived terms: allografting, bud grafting, cleft grafting, crown grafting, grafting scissors, grafting tool, grafting wax, micrografting, pinch grafting, postgrafting, rind grafting, saddle grafting, side grafting, skin grafting, splice grafting, tongue grafting, whip grafting, zoografting

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