Transplant

[træns'plɑːnt;trɑːns-;-nz-] or [træns'plænt]

Definition

(noun.) the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; 'the transplant did not flower until the second year'; 'too frequent transplanting is not good for families'; 'she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation'.

(noun.) an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); 'he had a kidney transplant'; 'the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent'; 'a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago'.

(verb.) place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient.

(verb.) lift and reset in another soil or situation; 'Transplant the young rice plants'.

(verb.) be transplantable; 'These delicate plants do not transplant easily'.

Edited by Hugh--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees.

(v. t.) To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.

Checker: Spenser

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Plant in a new place.[2]. Remove, transfer.

Checker: McDonald

Definition

v.t. to remove and plant in another place: to remove.—adj. Transplan′table.—ns. Transplantā′tion act of transplanting the removal of a living plant to another place the removal of living tissue from one part of the body or from one individual to another; Transplan′ter a machine for moving trees.

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Examples

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