¹transplant

verb trans·plant \ˌtran(t)s-ˈplant\

: to remove (a plant) from the ground or from a pot and move it to another place

medical : to perform a medical operation in which an organ or other part that has been removed from the body of one person is put it into the body of another person

: to move (a person or animal) to a new home

Full Definition of TRANSPLANT

transitive verb

: to lift and reset (a plant) in another soil or situation

: to remove from one place or context and settle or introduce elsewhere : relocate

: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another

intransitive verb

: to tolerate being transplanted <does not transplant as well as other varieties>

— trans·plant·abil·i·ty \ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— trans·plant·able \tran(t)s-ˈplan-tə-bəl\ adjective

— trans·plan·ta·tion \ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən\ noun

— trans·plant·er \tran(t)s-ˈplan-tər\ noun

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Origin of TRANSPLANT

Middle English transplaunten, from Late Latin transplantare, from Latin trans- + plantare to plant

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with TRANSPLANT

aslant, bacchant, bacchante, bezant, courante, decant, descant, displant, eggplant, enceinte, enchant, explant, extant, face-plant, fire ant, formant, gallant, Gallant, gas plant, grandaunt, houseplant, ice plant, implant, incant, jade plant, land grant, leadplant, levant, Levant, musk plant, pieplant, pissant, plainchant, pourpoint, preplant, recant, red ant, replant, savant, seed plant, snow plant, supplant, white ant

²transplant

noun trans·plant \ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant\

medical : a medical operation in which an organ or other part is removed from the body of one person and put into the body of another person

: an organ, piece of skin, etc., that is transplanted

: a person who has moved to a new home especially in a different region or country

Full Definition of TRANSPLANT

a : a person or thing that is transplanted

b : a manufacturing plant set up locally by a foreign automobile company to save on shipping costs <bumpers shipped to a Japanese transplant in the United States>

: the act or process of transplanting

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